Courageous Christians
by an Old Disciple
“Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed…”~ 2 Chron. 32:7
On the journey to my Celestial home, I’ve met some courageous Christians. They have not fought with lions in the arena, been tortured on the rack, or had to endure the painful fires as they were chained to a stake; nevertheless, they were no less brave souls.
The first of these bold brethren I met at the religious world’s masquerade ball. He dared to take off his false-face for all to see. Yes, there were blemishes, even some unsightly warts, but what a delight to meet someone in whom “what you saw was what you got.” He was not a “phantom of the opera,” thinking he needed to hide behind a mask all his life. I’ve always been impressed with the peace and contentment displayed on the countenance of such a person.
There was a second stout-hearted individual I encountered as I, along with a small remnant, was attempting to climb the Mt. of God. He had turned his back from the masses who thought other things were just as important as knowing God, to spend his life doing “this one thing.” He dared to be different. He was scorned, and looked down upon, but what glow was upon his face as he ascended to see his God!
Last, but not least, was a student that I met in the classroom of life. As I entered, it seemed the entire student body had these silly hats on called “dunce caps.” But this one lone seeker of truth stuck out from the rest, for he had exchanged his hat for a “thinking cap.” All the class agreed that he must be dangerous, for he was an independent thinker.
Courageous Christians are not recruited from the ranks of the cowardly.
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Your article made me hopeful to find a way to express my, maybe not exactly courage, but hopefully less timidity and hesitancy. Keep on brother and thanks for encouraging me. I want to read you more. After many years of study and actually minor serving of the Lord and after a close to death stroke, I am less enamored of passivity and needing to publish and get back into the fray. Your words helped push me to be less frustrated in my lack of knowledge of html to get published and maybe my decades of using Word and being used by the Word may propel me. I just had a thought today: I feel like quitting but not enough to actually quit. Your little missive reinforced my desire to not quit, which I was hopefully not really contemplating. Thanks again.
Amen brother Sandlin,you are one of these courageous independent thinkers,thats why I always respected and admired you so.
Nice message,thank you.