The greatness of Your renown
I have heard of the majesty and wonder of You
King of Heaven in humility, I bow
As Your love
In wave after wave
Crashes over me, crashes over me
For You are for us
You are not against us
Champion of Heaven
You’ve made a way
For all to enter in
I have heard You call my name
I have heard the song of love that You sing
So, I will let You draw me out beyond the shore
Into Your grace, Your grace
You make me brave
You make me brave
You called me out beyond the shore
Into the waves
You make me brave
You make me brave
No fear can hinder now
The love that made a way
Singer/Songwriter: Amanda Cook along with Bethel Music
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Fear…the four letter word that hinders us from being and doing all the great things that God has planned for us.
In this world, there is nothing more important than spreading the love of Jesus to a lost and dying world. To feed the hungry and shelter the poor and clothe the less fortunate. A teenager is lying on a mattress right outside of a charity food pantry. A man gives him all he has in his pocket. The man notices that the boy is hiding something—his little 6 year old sister. He is protecting her from the cold (and who knows what else). That is no place for them to be. We are the church which means we are Jesus’ hands and feet. Our first prayer when our eyes open should be this: “Empty me of me, fill me with You, and guide me to whoever needs You today. Give me divine appointments.” He will!
And what keeps us from praying this? Fear. ‘ What will this person think if I offer them something?’ How many times have I not obeyed the nudges. God asks us to be brave. Just like in this song, we are asking, begging, Him to make us brave and call us out above all that is going on in our world. For God is for us!
What, then, shall we say in response to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31
When Jesus left this world to ascend into Heaven, He said to His disciples that it was gong to be better for them if He would leave and the Holy Spirit would come (John 16). Wow! The Holy Spirit is available to all of us even at the same time! He is there when someone asks a hard question about faith, and to answer when we need wisdom. He is there when you can’t decide whether to take a certain step or go a certain way in your life. We are given all the power that Jesus had through the Spirit of God. We just have to step out and have courage and be brave.
You can trust Him and His heart for you is full of love. His promises are always fulfilled. He has made a way in this hard world for us to walk through with confidence, knowing that He has already been there and it is safe.
What is He calling you to do? This week, be aware of the nudges that He gives you. Maybe it is to tell someone in the grocery store that Jesus loves them and He hasn’t forgotten them. Or maybe you will be called on to pray for, or with, someone this week. And when one of His children turns to Him and accepts Him into their life, all Heaven rejoices. It is a joyous occasion.
You may not be Beth Moore or Joyce Meyer, but you DO have a calling on your life. Ask for the strength you will need. Ask to be brave.
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
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Dear God, You are awesome and so good. You are worthy to be praised and be worshipped. Thank You for Your love that washes over us and the grace that comes before the Truth that You will speak in our lives. Lord, You have called us to be Your church and to give to those in need. Lord, show us where we are to go in Your name. Give us divine appointments along with the wisdom and discernment to know the words to say or the prayer to pray. Thank You for what You will do in our lives when we step out in bravery in Your name. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
