Proverbs 28: 1 The
wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a
lion.
Proverbs 28: 1. Why does Batman dress like a bat? Besides the fact that
he chose the name “Batman,” it’s because bats are scary; and as Bruce Wayne,
the master detective deduced that criminals, especially violent career
criminals are at heart--- cowards.
Thousands of years before the first Batman comic was penned, the
super-wise, real-life King Solomon deduced the same thing.
A lifestyle of sin = a lifestyle of fear
There is the persistent dread of being discovered and punished. There is the constant fear that someone will
do to them what they have done to others.
There is the terror of dying and facing an uncertain or an all too
certain afterlife. And, right alongside the fear of death is the fear that life
will go on as peacelessly as so long has.
But, when you have a saving relationship with Jesus, and you live without
contradiction to that faith, then you’re not afraid anymore.
When God’s forgiveness grants you peace with the ghost of your past, then
you don’t worry about what skeletons others may see though the open door of
your former closet.
When the Holy Spirit lives within you, you realize that the worst thing,
the very worst thing that someone can do to you is kill you and immediately
send you to the very best thing that could happen to you.
That state of being evokes courage.
You can face sickness, injury, threats, and tragedy with the assertion
that to live is to serve Jesus Christ and to die is to gain Heaven. It’s a bold win-win proposition.
----- Anderson T. Graves II
Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is the pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church
Call/ fax: 334-288-0577Email us at hallmemorialcme1@aol.com
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Mail all contributions to :
Hall Memorial CME Church541 Seibles Rd.,
Montgomery, AL 36116
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