Tag: Courage
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Hope That Doesn’t Panic – 1 Peter 3:14-15
1 Peter 3:14-15 …and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:And be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. Peter says something that sounds almost impossible at…
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Hurt, But Never Harmed – 1 Peter 3:13
1 Peter 3:13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? Peter asks a question that sounds almost unbelievable when you remember who first heard it. These were believers living in days of real hatred, real persecution, real suffering. Some of them would lose property. Some…
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He Could See What Egypt Couldn’t – Hebrews 11:27
Hebrews 11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. A man walks away from the palace, and all the power of Egypt is behind him. That is the scene. Moses did not leave some distant system he barely knew. He left…
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Called by Grace — 2 Timothy 1:8–9
2 Timothy 1:8–9 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own…
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Courage for the Heart — 2 Timothy 1:7
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Paul knew Timothy struggled with fear. The young man was facing pressure, opposition, and responsibility that could easily overwhelm someone with a quieter personality. So Paul reminds him of something simple…
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Stirring the Fire — 2 Timothy 1:6
2 Timothy 1:6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. Paul reminds Timothy of something important. God had placed a gift within him. It had been recognized when the elders laid hands on him and prayed. Timothy…
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The Good Confession — 1 Timothy 6:13
1 Timothy 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession. Paul reminds Timothy that his life and ministry are not lived in private. They unfold in the sight of God Himself, the One who gives life to…
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A Faith Worth the Reproach — 1 Timothy 4:9–10
1 Timothy 4:9–10 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. Paul says something here that feels steady and weighty at the same time. “This is a…
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Ready to Land – Philippians 2:17–18
Philippians 2:17, 18 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. Paul writes from Rome, chained, uncertain of the timeline, but not uncertain of the outcome. “If I am poured…
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When Grace Is on the Line – Galatians 2:11
“But when Peter was come to Antioch… I withstood him to the face… because he was to be blamed.”