The Grace of Courage in Jesus Christ

We ought to have great courage because of the great leaders of past Old and New Testament times.  We can learn from Abraham, Issac and Jacob.  We can learn from Moses and Josiah.  They had uncompromising conviction that Christ was their Savior and Redeemer.  They had uncompromising trust that God's promises were true and stood strong before the Lord of glory.  We ought to stand strong before the Lord of glory as well.  We are called this day to love God and our neighbor.  We may falter at times but are to trust Him as best as we can.  With all that we know how may we trust the Lord and love Him unconditionally.  Love never grows old; love never gets old; love never fades away; and love is there by His Spirit and instruction through His Word that we grow in Christ our Lord and Redeemer.  May we never fail to love and grow in our love for Jesus.   Let us have courage to forgive our enemies and love them.  When we accept Jesus as Savior and Lord, we are saying we have the courage to know we are forgiven and that we forgive as He has forgiven us.  "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."  Amen.  God help us find us praising Him because we dare to believe that He has called us with a holy calling unto Him that should render great praises to Him alone.