Courage Under Fire“Have
I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid,
nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
(Joshua 1:9) Discouragement, on the other hand, comes from fear and unbelief. It comes when you listen to the devil’s lies about what God is not going to do for you. Clint Eastwood may be In The Line of Fire and Meg Ryan may possess Courage Under Fire, but since God is with us, we can actually obey His commmand to be strong, to be of good courage, to not be afraid nor be dismayed. As the people of God, we must shake off fear, dismay and discouragement and rise up with courage. We must quit looking at our own natural abilities, failures and limitations and start looking to God and His supernatural ability. We must learn to put His SUPER on our natural. We must rise up in the Name of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit and establish the kingdom of heaven on earth. If you’ve been discouraged lately, stop listening to the devil’s lies, and stop receiving negative reports from the doctor, the HMO, the bank, the credit bureau, or the employer. Whenever someone tells you God is not going to deliver you, just tell them, “Praise the LORD, God has already delivered me in the Name of Jesus.” Once you begin to realize who you are and what you’ve been given by the power of God, you’ll quit letting the devil run roughshod all over you. God didn’t suggest that you be strong and courageous, He commanded you to be so because He is with you wherever you go.Copyright © 2003 Eddy Ministries. All rights reserved. Subscribe/Unsubscribe: eddyn@earthlink.net
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