Moral Courage
Moral Courage Our 'moral' courage will not buy into fear promoted by those attempting to engender this-- fearlessness as useless in this dense darkness where 'peers' insist that acts of morality be smite. Were smote. Not endeared. A joke. Although, 'it' will steer clear of paths travelled to and fro wrath where exist no sun or moon. But fleeting stars do burn out soon. 'It' will battle against vengeance. Fight against retaliation. War against hate. Wrangle with irritations. But, 'it' will not debate love or remediation. While not 'adopting' an attitude of 'over-righteous' or 'pious. 'It' will be stalwart for true justice and peace in any given situation. 'It' will walk tall during days of degradation even while inwardly trembling because of physical, emotional, or mental limitations. 'IT' will be appalled by 'lawlessness' yet, loving to fellow imperfect people of all races and financial stations seeking/not knowingly seeking/not seeking sincere natural human validation in a world governed by love of money, greed, dishonesty, then eventually a journalistic 'revealing' into global humiliation because of loving constancy with those considered by our Creator "bad associations". Our 'moral' courage will not reel under feeling a real heat of fire while awaiting The 'Day of Vengeance'-- Bringing about Jah's Universal Vindication.
Christ . . . [left] a model for you to follow his steps closely.—1 Pet. 2:21. The apostle Peter is specifically commenting on the fine example Jesus set in the endurance of suffering; however, there are many other ways in which we can imitate Jesus. (1 Pet. 2:18-25) Really, Jesus’ entire life course—everything he said and did—is an example for us to follow. As imperfect humans, can we really follow Jesus’ example? Yes, we can. Recall that Peter urges us “to follow [Jesus’] steps closely”—not perfectly. If we follow his footsteps carefully, doing the best we can as imperfect humans, we will be heeding the apostle John’s words: “Go on walking just as that one [Jesus] walked.” (1 John 2:6) Following Jesus’ footsteps will draw us closer to Jehovah. Why can we say that? Jesus set an outstanding example of how to live in a way that pleases God. (John 8:29) So by following Jesus’ footsteps, we will please Jehovah. And we can be sure that our heavenly Father will draw close to those who try hard to be his friends.—Jas. 4:8. Photo credit: https://imageproxy.youversionapi.com/1280x1280/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static-youversionapi-com/images/base/61795/1280x1280.jpg © 44 mins ago, Lucretia McCloud christian • hope • love • spiritual • teen
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