I heard my pastor say; “We either have the courage to tell people the truth or we shrink back and are cowards.” I am not exactly certain what we are supposed to do when someone won’t have a conversation with us to try and work through the conflict. How are we to respond?
Sometimes, we have to wait until the time is right to address the issue and then again; it might be we just have to be quiet and talk to our Heavenly Father. Their were times Jesus did not respond to His accusers. He just stayed silent. Don’t you wonder if He prayed silently to His Father? Because the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three in One, they know one another’s voices and are always in unity.
Even when Jesus begged the Father to take the cup of suffering and crucifixion from Him; He added; “Not my will but Your”s be done.” For now, Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father ever interceding for us. Each person of the Trinity is fulfilling His role now and has always done so, even before the beginning of time.
God asks us to be strong and courageous and not to be afraid. I do not want to be a coward before God or any earthly person. I want to always be a truth teller, albeit, to tell the truth in love; but be courageous enough to tell it.
A coward tells a lie to try and defend themselves and cover up their true character. It becomes easier and easier until the liar doesn’t recognize the truth from a lie. There is also a type of liar who says nothing; totally disregarding telling any of the truth.
Prayer in Motion:
Lord please keep me honestly courageous and always speak the truth in love. In Jesus Name. Amen
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