"Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. May the LORD’s will be done." ~1 Chronicles 19:13, NLT
This verse should sound familiar. That's because we just talked about this incident, in Samuel instead of Chronicles. David's army captain was about to take a city. He was working together with his brother, and they were going to conquer - if it was the Lord's will.
Yesterday we talked about how God commands us to be courageous. That means that if we let our fear overcome us, we're sinning. In loving our brothers and sisters in Christ, God tells us to "confess our sins to one another." If we know each other's weaknesses, we can support one another and be stronger. Joab, David's commander, might have known that his brother was scared, and Joab didn't want him to sin. So he reminded his brother to "be courageous!"
I don't know where you are or what you're facing, but remember to be courageous. You can still be scared, but don't let that fear control you - give it to God. Admit you can't do it on your own and ask for help. Fight bravely to do His will, and if you let Him control your fear, if you trust that He can pull you out, He'll use you to further His will.
And don't forget to help the people you know around you to live in accordance to God's will - courageously.
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