I expect and hope that I will not fail Christ in anything but that I will have the courage now, as always, to show the greatness of Christ in my life here on earth, whether I live or die.
Philippians 1:20 NCV
Courage is an element you may not realize that you have. Great heroes, individuals of valor, don’t awake one morning with a vision of doing something bold and reckless to win a medal. No, as they live life, they do what is necessary. As a Christian, what is necessary? The necessity is in the “hope that [you, we] will not fail Christ.” As the hero lives life to do what is necessary, so is a Christian to live life doing, revealing the love and greatness of Jesus Christ. So, what is courage? Courage is living life daily, hour by hour, by faith. Living courageously is how you’ll “show the greatness of Christ in [your] life.” Courage is a daily witness. Courage is like breathing, a necessity. Courage is walking life’s journey in faith and being seen as a light in the darkness—but, have courage, you’ll be exposed. Courage requires daily faith, the daily walk as a sojourner of light in today’s darkness (Matt 5:14-16). That’s what we are to do
With Great Courage,
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