“How Courageous Are You?”

The word courageous simply means “to be brave; fearless; bold.” In his charge to Timothy, the Apostle Paul wrote, “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.  So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord” (2 Timothy 1:7-8).  Note: “a spirit of power” and “do not be ashamed.”   Paul’s charge to Timothy is applicable to Christians today.  We have the reliable God-given power, and absolutely nothing to be ashamed or afraid of. One of the loveliest verses in Isaiah is where the prophet records what God is saying to […]