ROOTED - Saturday, May 15, 2021

One of the greatest obstacles to courage is fear.  We are afraid of many things, not least the opinions of others.  Imagine a life that is concerned less with the thoughts of humans and more with the ways of God.

 

Consider the words of the author of the second letter to Timothy.

 

2 Timothy 1:7

For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

 

Reflections

What are you afraid of?  Considering that fear does not come from God, where does it come from?

 

In what ways has God instead given you a spirit of power and love and of a sound mind?  How are you using these things to God’s glory?

 

Prayer

God of power and might, you fear nothing in all of creation.  Give us the courage not to be afraid of anything but you, to block out every other voice except your own, and to claim the Spirit you have given us, to your glory, and to the blessing of others.  In Jesus’s name, Amen.