BE OF GOOD COURAGE

BE OF GOOD COURAGE              Sunday April 12, 2015

Text: Psalm 27:11 – 14                  Memory verse: v 14  

No book, no university, can teach us the divine art of sympathy. There are some people who give up and lose all their courage and faith the moment troubles come. They cannot endure trial. Sorrow utterly crushes them and they think they cannot go on again. This ought not to be so in the life of Christians (see Romans 15:4).

The call to be courageous here means to keep up your spirit, let no craven thoughts blanch your cheek. We should note that fear weakens, courage strengthens. Treasury of David commentary describes courage as “The undaunted audacity of a sanctified heart in adventuring upon difficulties and undergoing hardships for a good cause upon the call of God.” This is what is needed in our Christian race. See John 16:33.       

We must have sorrow ourselves in some form before we can be real and true comforters of others in their times of sorrow. We must walk through the deep valley ourselves before we can guide others in the same shadow vales. We must feel strained, carrying the burden and endure the struggle ourselves, and then we can be touched with the feeling of sympathy or can give help to others in life’s sore stress and emotional needs. So we see one compensation of suffering, it fits us for being in a larger sense helpers of others.

Food for Thought: Psalm 31:24.

Prayer: Lord, grant me the courage I need in my Christian race so I will not be discouraged and stop my journey half way in Jesus name.