Boldness

2 Corinthians 3-6 

“Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold…It is written: ‘I believed; therefore I have spoken.’ With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak…For Christ’s love compels us…”

2 Corinthians 3:12; 4:13; 5:14

Paul’s life was deeply transformed by the power of hope, faith, and love. He repeatedly returns to these three themes in his letters to the churches. Faith, hope, and love give us boldness to speak, to counsel, to pray, to witness, to worship, and to serve. Boldness is the quality of courage that overcomes fear with a greater power. Very bold servants of God have spent time in his presence gazing toward the face of God and meditating on his Word. Their boldness comes from an identity rooted in God’s love for them, an eternal hope that no one can take away, and a faith in God’s Word and his promises. Give us very bold servants of the Living God, we pray.

“Lord Jesus, fill me with your faith, hope, and love so that I will boldly be a witness to your promises and saving power.”