COURAGEOUS

Word of the day is "COURAGEOUS".

What is COURAGEOUS?

According to Oxford Dictionary:

cou·ra·geous Adjective /kəˈrājəs/

Synonyms:

adjective: brave, bold, valiant, plucky, gallant, hardy, manful, daring, valorous, mettlesome, doughty, audacious, game, spirited, stout, mettled, high-spirited, spunky, manly

Not deterred by danger or pain; brave.

2 Chronicles 32:7 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged...

Are you courageous? The chances are that you will answer, "Not always. At least, not as courageous as I want to be". But do you know what courage really is? Has it ever occurred to you that to be deeply and thoroughly converted you have to be deeply and thoroughly courageous?

Courage is the opposite of fear — it is acting against fear.

Former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said that "all we have to fear is fear itself". But how can you stop being fearful? How can you get rid of your fears, unless you replace them with something positive, worthwhile and more powerful?

A courageous person does what God wants him to do — regardless of the consequences. As a nation, we need more courage. As individuals we need more courage. In our families, we need more courage. And as a Church, we need more courage!

You are CHOSEN to be COURAGEOUS and CONTAGIOUS believer of God!

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged.

The Bible says in the book of 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. When I was asking the Lord this morning what is the word that You have for me today? He said “You areCHOSEN to be COURAGEOUS and CONTAGIOUS servant of God”. For my surprise, the Lord did spoke to me about “CHOSEN” yesterday, but He did not reveal to me the rest of it. And during my morning devotion time, I sought the Lord, and He gave me the complete word. God did not give us the spirit of fear. It wasn’t born with us, but we picked it up along the way. We experience many things in our lives until a certain point in our lives, we fear of what is going to happen if we take the next step. You got to BE BOLD, BE STRONG and BE RADICAL.

The prophets of old were men of courage. When God told Joshua to begin the battle to enter the Promised Land. He commanded, "Be strong and of a good courage'' (Josh 1:6).

In New Testament age, the Apostle Paul's life was one of courage, faith and perseverance. It took tremendous courage for him to turn away from what he had previously believed was right. The change, in his case, was very difficult.

Do not be a “crowd follower”. Do not just follow where ever the crowd goes and whatever the crowd does. You must be courageous or bold to STAND UP, STAND OUT, and SHINE FOR JESUS. Stand up from the crowd, be different and think different. Christianity is not a religion for you to follow and the traditional stuffs. Christianity is all about your believe and your relationship with God. Are you courageous enough to stand up and break the barriers of traditions of traditional Christians? Stand out from the crowd. Be courageous to stand out and voice out what is not right and to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord. Why did God choose Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah? Because they choose to stand up, stand out and be courageous to do the right thing. They stood firm for what they believed in and whatever the devil tried in to harming them did not succeed because God was with them.

You got to be courageous to lead. In Joshua 1:6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. What God has given to you today? Are you a servant leader or are you a leader leader? Joshua was a servant of the Most High God. Because of his heart attitude, a servant heart person, God appoints him to be the next leader after Moses, to lead the Israelites in to the Promised Land. Joshua was able to lead the Israelites because he knows that God is with him (Joshua 1:9b).

You got to be courageous to move in faith. In Joshua 1:7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. We got to have courageous faith to believe and trust on every Word that God has spoken to us pertaining to our life. If God is the one who has spoken His promises to you, for sure He will do it. The questions is do we have courageous faith to believe in His promises?

You got to be courageous and do not fear. In 2 Chronicles 32:7 Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. As I mentioned earlier, God has not given us the spirit of fear. It wasn’t born with us. Do not be afraid to try something new. We learn from our mistakes and failure is the door step for the victory. One time fail doesn’t mean all the time we fail. Do not afraid to voice out what is wrong. Do not be afraid all the scheme of the devil. The devil should be afraid of you. David was not a chicken when he faced Goliath. So do not even be afraid of cockroaches, rats and so on.

You are CHOSEN to be a COURAGEOUS and CONTAGIOUS believer and servant of God! Are YOU ready to STAND UP, STAND OUT AND SHINE FOR JESUS?

I choose to be courageous and contagious believer and servant of God. What about You?

God Bless You!

In Christ,

+_-= ShErKaRL KuGaN =-_+