Psalm 27: Boldness

Recently, my church finished a 41 days of prayer and at the heart of it was this prayer:

Our prayer is to be at the epicenter of an unprecedented move of God in the city marked by glorious conversions and supernatural life transformation. To this end we ask for: faith- to believe it is possible, passion- to care about lost people, and boldness- to play our part.

Although we have finished, it is a prayer that I still pray from time to time and adopted it for other groups of Christians I work with.  While I was spending time in the word today, I came across Psalm 27 which includes, 

"The Lord is my light and my salvation - so why should I be afraid?  The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?  When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.  Though a mighty  army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid.  Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident."

Even though many us may not have enemies like David, there are spiritual forces at work that do not like  that I am a follower of Jesus Christ.  It is verses like these that give me the boldness to represent Jesus and follow the example he set out in the Bible.  As I trust God for boldness, I am looking forward to what is in store.

Wait patiently for the Lord.  Be brave and courageous.  Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

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