Courage

Ethics and Consequences

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20)

How fair are your ethics?

No Fear?

Therefore we will not fear… (Psalm 46:2)

Fear must be conquered through courage.

The man who says he is not afraid at all may not have understood the situation. The one who understands the real danger of his circumstances but chooses faith over fear, dedication…

The More Important Blessings

Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. (Psalm 37:16)

Providing for our loved ones is a Christian duty (1 Tim. 5:8), yet the things we provide should not only be material in nature. The most important possessions…

God’s Love Destroys Our Fear

Immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” And he broke down and wept. (Mark 14:72)

I Will Fear No Danger

Even though I go through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff — they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4

One of the great fears of life is debilitating sickness. The biblical concept of sickness was…

Facing Opposition to God’s Work

…because a great door of effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.

1 Corinthians 16:9

People whom God uses to achieve notable things for His work in this world must learn to stand in the power of…

Courage Is Always Needed

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Hebrews 12:3

Often in athletic events a good team suddenly falls behind in the score and must regroup, rediscover their…

We will not fear!

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

Courage to Be Honest

When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the…

Lustful Looks

1 Peter 5: 8–9: Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.