An Act Of Courage Requires The Overcoming Of Fear

This is a quote from a book I am presently loving. In it the King of Ithaka, Odesseus, speaks with a emotionally feeble and fragile Aeneas who has been battered by life's circumstances. Odesseus sees the hero ,shrouded in doubt, within this young man; he sees the destiny and the call to be a mighty champion, but he also recognises the fear and intimidation gnawing at Aeneas deep within. Well, the fable has it that this young imp becomes the mighty Aeneas who traversed the Great Green (Med sea) with many mighty exploits trailing in the churned wake of his beloved ship, Xanthos! Is this not legend that mirrors the truth of many revivalists and reforms of old, of many champions of the faith at present, and many churches in many cities clouded by demonic doubt and discouragement. Ah, and we have before us no Odesseus to call us out of the cavern of intimidated introspection - we have our Lord and Saviour , Jesus Christ, who faced the deepest depths of dispair for us, and His voice harkens with clarity and power and our designed destiny will come forth. The chains of death and hell could not restrain our Firstborn from the dead, therefore nothing is able to resist His voice as He calls forth our destiny to sit as sons and daughters of royalty ushering in His rule of love on this earth with every co-laboured act of service (Eph 2:1-10)
'Arise, shine, for your Light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you ...' Is 60
Here is an exerpt from a book we should all read, Heaven on Earth by Alan Vincent, 'Since my conversion, I had believed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ as an historical fact ... I had concentrated on the physical miracle not the spiritual power it released. That day the Spirit showed me the power, glory, and authority of the Risen Christ. The Spirit showed me the great triumph and victory that Jesus had already accomplished through the Cross, the power of His glorious resurrection, and the present authority of His throne ... when this revelation came into my spirit, everything changed. Instead of seeing how strong the devil was, I began to see how strong and mighty Jesus was! I began to feel indignant that Jesus was not being glorofied as He deserved in my city. It seemed very possible that the Spirit could use a few nobodies like me to throw down the powers of darkness and change our city. So, I began to work with the Spirit to that end ...'
A few thoughts to ponder!!! Blessings in great measure,

Ryan