A Good Question

Have you ever walked into a room then stopped and asked yourself, "now, what exactly did I come in here to do?" It's one of those rare occasions when I want to correctly answer myself! The Bible is filled with examples of men and women noted for their courage. Jochebed defied Pharoah's order [to kill all baby boys] and hid Moses for three months; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused to bow down and worship the king's image; Daniel prayed to God in spite of the king's order not to; Rahab hid the Israelite spies from Jericho's king, keeping them safe ... oh, there's many more. Mark Twain said bravery is "an instinctive unwillingness to do nothing when something needs to be done." Surely, each of these Biblical examples was unwilling to do nothing but equally important they knew what needed to be done! Obedience to God's commands gave direction to their acts of bravery. Paul wrote, "And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts." (2 Corinthians 3:3). To be brave isn't enough - Believers must be brave in doing what is right! "Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." (James 4:17). "Am I brave enough?" is only half the question; the whole question is "am I brave enough to do what is right?" It's a good question!