BE BOLD!

Jesus did not mumble or whisper his message. He did not discuss for hours the safest approach for doing something. He did not go through countless committees to get permission to do something. He was bold!
       He shouted, he stomped, he flung tables & chairs, he cried, he groaned. Every thing he did made a statement about what he saw his mission to be. He crashed into people's consciousness with deeds, attitudes, and actions that had never been done, seen, or even heard of before. One could say he used his very blood to paint his message. That was how bold my saviour was /and still is.
Understanding that authority must be assumed within before it can be recognized externally, Jesus boldly took his aauthority. He did not wait until he had the total picture. He did not wait until there was a cloudless sky. He flew his banner high and carried it on a day to day basis. He took the canvas of his life & painted a message big enough for everyone to see.
My Lord & Savior did what he had to do, he called a spade a spade and apologized to no one ~ not out of arrogance, but out of boldness and clarity. About a decade and a half ago, a magazine article featured the story of a couple who set sail across the Pacific ocean on a small ship. One night a terrific storm arose. The ship tossed and bobbed, finally capsizing. The woman survived to tell the tale, but the man did not.  What is interesting is that the woman said she had sensed the danger and had warned her companion but he refused to listen to her, & the ship went down.
     Later on in the article, the woman berated herself for not taking more power in the dangerous situation before tragedy struck.  "My life was at stake too she said: but because he was the captain i felt it wasn't my place to argue too much ". She regretfully said at one, "i should have been more adamant. I should have been more bold! Perhaps if i had been, the ship would not have sunk, and there would be two of us alive today ".
  What is the cost of timidity? What are the rewards of being bold? My mum used to say "He who hesitates is lost"
     Jesus was bold, and so should we.

✔ What would you do if you were ten times bolder? Go out and do it!

✔ What has it cost you in life not to be bold?
           Work and pray on your answers and i'am sure you'll be strengthened by Jehovah.
Olu Akpata (Zûr)
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