Over two thousand years ago, the Greatest Man who ever lived was killed. He was conspired against by the religious leaders of His time, beaten, battered, and hung on the cross by crucifixion. He died, and there was nobody to bury Him, because His closest associates – the disciples – had deserted Him, and His family members were too scared to come forward to claim His corpse. Who would bury JESUS?
Mark 15:43 says, “Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the KINGDOM of GOD, coming and TAKING COURAGE, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of JESUS.” Hmmmm, it took COURAGE to bury JESUS. Without a COURAGEOUS ‘secret disciple’ like Joseph of Arimathea, the body of JESUS CHRIST might have stayed longer than necessary on the Cross, and probably thrown away, or buried in an unmarked grave. Thank GOD for COURAGEOUS Joseph.
Whatever GOD has called you to do will take COURAGE, CONVICTION and PASSION. The Christian life is hard, not difficult. It’s hard because self keeps getting in the way. I know it takes COURAGE for me to WRITE daily, exposing the evil in NIGERIA’S leadership: political and spiritual. It will always take COURAGE to do GOD’S WORD/WILL. So, as you go out today, take COURAGE with you, and you’ll return with awesome TESTIMONIES, in JESUS MIGHTY NAME.
Amen.
SHALOM.
DA