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This morning I was interested in how 
Courage  
plays out.     

Kings of nations need 
Courage
to do the right thing....     

Never really thought of that before.
Hmm...
Somehow thought that
Doing the right thing should be just....
'normal'....?
.....but in the face of a culture
that has established wrong as
'normal'    .... not so easy.... :(

Changing and establishing new culture
takes courage.....
even for a king.

In 2 Chronicles 15:1-9 King Asa was encouraged by God's words through a prophecy

*Takeaway for me - enCOURAGEment by speaking Words of God to someone
helps them do the right thing.


In 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Paul had a huge revelation from God
and then through a process of a 'thorn' he could even 'delight' in difficulty (face it with courage) 

*Takeaway - Courage doesn't always result in things looking 'better'... and that's OK.

Lord Jesus,
You faced being destitute
on the very planet you made
Yet You did it for
Love
and
with Courage
By Your Words
in Weakness.

Thank You
I can do the same

Speaking Your Words
Walking in weakness....
and that might even look like
failure.

I choose
You
to give me
that kind of
Courage.

Yeah.

PJ