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Today's Encouraging Words
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4 The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. 5 The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears, and I have not been rebellious; I have not drawn back. 6 I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting. 7 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame. (Isaiah 50:4-7)
When I think of Jesus, a smile comes to my face because He is a man who is bold, outspoken and deliberate in his actions. Webster’s Dictionary defines being bold as moving forward to meet danger. Jesus is such a man. Jesus is a man who has command over the demons… they shutter in His presence. Jesus causes the dead to raise from the grave… death has no hold on Him. He gives healing to the lame and blind. Jesus walks on water… He causes the winds and the waves to become quiet. He heals on the Sabbath, as well as eats and drinks with sinners.
Jesus is bold and if you want to be like Jesus, be bold as well, but be, bold in things of God. I am not talking about running a red light at a traffic signal as a sign of your boldness. I am talking of welcoming a stranger, feeding the homeless, helping those addicted to drugs and alcohol, sharing your faith, praying in public, reading your Bible, calling upon the Holy Spirit, and standing firm upon the foundations of your faith. These are some of the things Biblical boldness is about.
When we step back and look at Jesus today and as we see the images of his loving arms all around us and comforting us through life’s trials and tribulations… Know that He very much wants us to be like Him! In knowing this and thinking on it, what’s your course as a disciple of Christ?
Jesus Like
4 The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. 5 The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears, and I have not been rebellious; I have not drawn back. 6 I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting. 7 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame. (Isaiah 50:4-7)
When I think of Jesus, a smile comes to my face because He is a man who is bold, outspoken and deliberate in his actions. Webster’s Dictionary defines being bold as moving forward to meet danger. Jesus is such a man. Jesus is a man who has command over the demons… they shutter in His presence. Jesus causes the dead to raise from the grave… death has no hold on Him. He gives healing to the lame and blind. Jesus walks on water… He causes the winds and the waves to become quiet. He heals on the Sabbath, as well as eats and drinks with sinners.
Jesus is bold and if you want to be like Jesus, be bold as well, but be, bold in things of God. I am not talking about running a red light at a traffic signal as a sign of your boldness. I am talking of welcoming a stranger, feeding the homeless, helping those addicted to drugs and alcohol, sharing your faith, praying in public, reading your Bible, calling upon the Holy Spirit, and standing firm upon the foundations of your faith. These are some of the things Biblical boldness is about.
When we step back and look at Jesus today and as we see the images of his loving arms all around us and comforting us through life’s trials and tribulations… Know that He very much wants us to be like Him! In knowing this and thinking on it, what’s your course as a disciple of Christ?
