COURAGEOUS
BREAD
32 And
what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson,
Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered
justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the
flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to
strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their
dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so
that they might gain a better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging,
while still others were chained and put in prison. 37 They were stoned; they were
sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins
and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated-- 38 the world was not worthy of
them. Hebrews 11:32-38 (NIV)
6 “Be
strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will
never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy
31:6 (NIV)
7 “Be
strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses
gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be
successful wherever you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your
mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be
strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever
you go.” Joshua 1:7-9 (NIV)
13 Then
you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that
the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be
strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. 1 Chronicles 22:13 (NIV)
13 When
they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled,
ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been
with Jesus. Acts 4:13 (NIV)
13 Be on
your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 14 Do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NIV)
BUTTER
“The most oft
repeated command in the Bible is ‘fear not…do not be afraid’. Probably because for most us we lack
courage. Courage isn’t the absence of
fear. In fact, fear might be a constant companion for the rest of your life. But courage is an essential ingredient for
those following Jesus. It is a moral
value—an operating quality of someone with a radically changed heart. How do we get courage in the midst of all
that frightens us—when the Dr. says there isn’t anymore that can be done? When you get a pink slip at work? When your spouse says ‘I found someone new’?
When you spend one more night in the lonely dark? You won’t get it by your own will power. But, by faith in the One, Jesus, Who when
faced with the most frightening of all experiences, death for our sin,
abandonment from the Father, did not run. He stayed and offered up His life for
you. When you see his courage and
believe his promise, ‘I will never leave you or abandon you’…you will face your
fear with courage.” Tom Wood
“Let us arm
ourselves against our spiritual enemies with courage. They think twice about engaging with one who
fights boldly.” John
Climacus
“Discouragement
is to be resisted just like sin.” J. O. Fraser
“On Him
then reckon, to Him look, on Him depend:
and be assured that if you walk with Him, look to Him and expect help
from Him, He will never fail you. An
older brother, who has known the Lord for forty-four years, who writes this,
says for your encouragement that He has never failed him. In the greatest difficulties, in the heaviest
trials, in the deepest poverty and necessities, He has never failed me; but
because I was enabled by His grace to trust in Him, He has always appeared for
my help. I delight in speaking well of
His Name.” George Mueller
“God wants us to
reconnect with the powerful and timeless things He has done in the past,
enabling us to build on them rather than always starting over. He not only desires that we be encouraged by
remembering His past faithfulness, but also to realize that the promises and
anointings released during those seasons are still available today.” Dutch
Sheets
“Show the
world that thy God is worth ten thousand worlds to thee…..Be strong and very
courageous, and the Lord thy God shall certainly, as surely as He built the
heavens and the earth, glorify Himself in thy weakness, and magnify His might
in the midst of thy distress. The
grandeur of the arch of heaven would be spoiled if the sky were supported by a
single visible column, and your faith would lose its glory if it rested on
anything discernible by the carnal eye.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“Are
you fighting with the adversary today?
Are Satan, the world, and the flesh, all against you? Be not discouraged nor dismayed. Fight on!
For God Himself is with you; Jehovah Nissi is your banner, and Jehovah
Rophi is the healer of your wounds. Fear
not, you shall overcome, for who can defeat Omnipotence? Fight on, ‘looking unto Jesus;’ and though
long and stern be the conflict, sweet will be the victory, and glorious the
promised reward.” Charles H. Spurgeon
HEART
SAVOR
· God desires for me to be strong and
courageous and to know and follow His Word.
· Jesus will never leave me. I can depend on Him.
· Who can defeat Omnipotence?
