Adair First Baptist Church

I need to develop courage. I am not sure courage is developed so much as it is sought for, asked for, and received from God. As I am mesmerized by the bravery, passion and intensity of David’s “mighty men,” but as I am now, David would not invite me to be included in this exclusive group….but I have a longing to be just that a “mighty man of God.” David routinely asked the Lord, “Do I fight?” The Lord often gave His blessing so David (with no timidity) fought and won. This leads me to conclude when the victory is sure courage is not lacking. I have subjected myself to a kind of slavery to my own law causing hesitance, uncertainty, insecurity, cowardice. Rules and regulations of decorum, precepts gleaned from books, imperatives received from lectures and sermons; the sum total of my law freezes me in inactivity for fear of breaking a rule or doing something wrong. The result is burying my talent in the sand. The good servant does not burry his talent! So what is a coward to do? Inquire of the Lord! Rest assured that the victory is won! Question all of your rules and reject all that do not get their substance directly from the scriptures. Try! Finally, admit that failure is an option because it is far better to fail than to do nothing.

In Christ,

Dan Lewis

Pastor, Adair FBC

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