Cowardice

“Yet no one was speaking openly of Him for fear of the Jews” – John 7:13

A few days ago radical Islamist terrorists carried out an attack on an elderly priest and parishioners in France. They cut the throat of the devoted clergy to cause fear and to deliver the Islamic State’s message that from now on their fresh target is the church. This gutless act is not the first and not the last in the history of the church, but for us Christians in the postmodern era is something new that tests us daily. Cowardice in the bible mentioned more than three dozen times, which throughout thousands of years can define us as people, broken hearted children of God.

Cowardice is a form of sin that feeds itself from fear, from the unknown, from the projected worst case scenario, from negativity. We often rush to make decisions in our lives because of fear. The perpetrators of the church attack in the view of many are cowards, but for many they are soldiers of a cause. What required from us followers of Christ in these trying times is faith in God before we, ourselves become cowards by bending our knees to the enemy and deny the church. Do not feed into cowardice by go with the flow of public opinion, rather listen to the inner voice of your heart, where God speaks to you with Jesus’ voice who knows cowards the most and who is able teach you fight and defeat evil anywhere. Surrender to your blessed savior, be brave and speak openly of Him without fearing anyone or anything.

Copyright © 2016, by Rev. Tamas Devecseri, all rights reserve