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FROM THE DESK OF REV. CHUCK MAYS
Be Courageous
“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions
Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to
the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.” Joshua 1:7
Dear Students and Parents:
Yesterday as I was reading the Daily Devotion by Gloria Copeland, I
decided that I wanted to share it with you for this month’s newsletter.
I hope you take time to read, learn from and enjoy this devotion.
Living a life of faith takes courage. Most people don't realize it, but it
does! It takes courage to stand up in the face of sickness and declare
you're healed by the stripes of Jesus. It takes courage to believe for
prosperity and put your last dime in the offering plate when poverty is
staring you in the face. There are going to be some days when you'd
rather pull the covers over your head and hide than take another faith
stand against the devil. But you can't. Because the battle of faith isn't
fought once and then forgotten. If you want to keep living in victory,
you have to fight it again and again.
There's no way around it. Of course, some of God's people still try to
find one. The Israelites, for example. They thought their battles
should be over when they crossed the Red Sea. So when they heard
reports of giants living in the Promised Land, they decided they
couldn't face the fight. Their courage failed them. So they took a 40year detour through the wilderness.
But you know what? They still couldn't avoid that fight. When the
time came for the next generation to enter the Promised Land, the
giants were still there!
This time, however, they found the courage to face them. Where did
they find it? In the Word of God.
Their leader, Joshua, had obeyed the instruction of the Lord and kept that
Word on his mind and in his heart day and night. He'd meditated on it and
let it constantly remind him that God was on their side.
If you're going to fight the good fight of faith to the finish, you'll have to do
just like Joshua did. You'll have to continually draw courage from the Word
of God. So make up your mind to do it. Get into that Word and let it change
you from a coward to an overcomer. Then march into battle and slay the
giants in your land.
By Gloria Copeland
Sincerely,
Chuck Mays
Pastor/President of CCA
Scripture Study: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14