Strength In Suffering

And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they called the man who was blind, saying to him, “Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you.”   Mark 10:49 NASB So often in scripture we are exhorted to take courage, to be bold and strong - mainly from the Lord Himself. In today’s scripture, we read of a crowd telling blind Bartimaeus to ‘take courage’ for Jesus was calling for him. These people, whether they knew Bartimaeus or not, encouraged him to stand up and go to Jes

“ I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.”  Psalm 57:2 ESV We are created for purpose. We all need something...

It is good to remind ourselves that taking courage doesn’t have to be us trying to muster up a confidence or some strength within...