(Proverbs 28:1).
Boldness is the willingness to take risks and to act innovatively while demonstrating confidence and courage. It takes courage to be a Christian and to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ in the face of cynicism and a culture of doubt and disbelief. It takes courage to speak out against injustice and to demand recompense and restitution when a wrong has been committed.
Jesus demonstrated this boldness even unto the point of death and his life was unconventional, at a time when religious dogma was pervasive. Jesus was not afraid of controversy and spoke boldly in the temple, streets and synagogues, although his message unsettled religious leaders. A den of thieves is what Jesus called the vendors and money changers who sold and traded in the temple (Matthew 21:12-13).
God is a good father, but he is also a God of justice and he hates robbery (Isaiah 61:8). It grieves God when people are treated unfairly. He is a God of vengeance and will recompense when wrongs are committed against the innocent. “Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly”
(Deuteronomy 32:35).
“Do not be afraid of their faces,” is what God told Jeremiah, “for I am with you to deliver you” (Jeremiah 1:8). So what if your opinion is unpopular and people take offence? Is your aim to please God or to please men? We speak the truth in love and we try our best to be at peace with everyone. There are situations that require us to boldly stand up and declare righteous judgement. The disciples were labelled as, “these who have turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6).
The disciples message was not one of conformity or a passive resignation to things as they were. They were revolutionary in their thinking and approach and they did not care if it cost their lives. Take a stand of righteousness, speak up when you notice injustice and work to establish a world which promotes the truth, that we are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28).
A.P.-Y
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Ephesians 6:19-20 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Speaking boldly, comes from a boldness of confidence in Jesus Christ. Praying for boldness is of necessity, getting direct encouragement from the holy Spirit id essential.
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Amen 🙏🏾
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We are told to stand in the full armor of God so when evil abounds we will still be standing.
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Amen 🙏🏾
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“Is your aim to please God or to please men?” The Eternal Question.
“…for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10
Blessings
BT
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Amen 🙏🏾. Indeed. Our human nature makes us want to please others. We need to maintain an eternal perspective.
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