Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, Acts 4:29
Danger and threats come against people in many different ways. It can be from other people threatening someone or it can be just natural disasters occurring. When a person’s life is being threatened, people run to others scared and go into hiding out of fear. Having the boldness to face the danger is something that many people do not have. Fear of dying or going against something larger than them overcomes their ability to face it.
Luke records in Acts that when the church was being threatened with persecution, the people prayed to God to look at the threats being presented and to give His people boldness to be able to continue to speak His word.
The world hates God and anyone who has anything to do with Him. As a result, the world will do what it can to persecute believers in any way possible. They want to stop all believers from spreading the truth about Jesus.
Inside the church, many people pray and seek God for many things. The most common things being sought are healing and provision in different ways for self and others. Some will also pray for God to remove those who are evil and persecuting believers.
While all these types of prayers are good, very seldom do believers pray for boldness in the face of evil.
God has a plan for every believer to be His witness to this fallen world. No one can come to the Lord if no one is willing to speak the truth with boldness.
During times of trouble and hardship, the first thing believers should seek is for God to give them the boldness to be His witness. As one speaks for God, He will be able to do mighty miracles and touch the hearts of the lost.
Trouble is guaranteed to come your way, sometimes as a threat, other times just as difficulties. Facing those troubles can be scary and intimidating. Seek God’s boldness to stand up to those troubles and speak His word. Jesus has already overcome the world and you have His strength to do the same. You have something that the world will never have, the promise of salvation and eternal life.
Pray that God will make you bold in the face of evil and trouble.
Today I pray that you will know Jesus as your Lord and Savior; that you will seek God’s boldness in your life; that you will speak His word for the world to hear; and that you will boldly be His witness in every situation.
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This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Insights from Tom
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