Courage

Courage is action. Look at Abraham, who left Ur of the Chaldess with only the promise that God would lead him. Courage is what Elijah had when he stormed into the presence of the king and said, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word” (1 Kings 17:1).

Courage is what Daniel had when he went into his home, threw back the windows, and prayed three times a day, even though the king had passed a law forbidding prayer.

Men and women today must find courage to speak their convictions, to stand for what is right, to abide by principles, rather than expediency. Individuals who are courageous often pay a price for their courage. Real courage does not consider the cost. It considers only the rightness of the action that must be taken.

Where do you get courage? Paul said, “If God is for us, who can be against us” (Romans 8:31), Paul, like any man who stands courageously for a cause, was troubled, yet he could say, “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed” in (2 Corinthians 4:8-9). Paul could, and so can you. As you thank God and take courage.