Courage (Sermon at FFMC 23/6/19)
Courage 3 The Lord your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations before you, so that you shall dispossess them, and Joshua will go over at your head, as the Lord has spoken. 4 And the Lord will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them. 5 And the Lord will give them over to you, and you shall do to them according to the whole commandment that I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you (Dt. 31:3-6) A month back, I spoke of perseverance. “Perseverance” speaks of enduring effort. It means steadfastly continuing in a fixed purpose despite opposition. “Courage” is often found together with perseverance, but it emphasizes inner victory against our fears. The same Greek word is sometimes translated ‘boldness’, which emphasizes the willingness to take risks....