Ps 138:3 "When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted." NIV
The fruit of confident prayer is bold living! David developed a consistent history with God of answered prayer. From his earliest days as a shepherd David lived before the Lord in a life of prayer and worship. He experienced God’s faithfulness when he prayed and knew the great strength of the Lord to give the victory. Because of this triumphant history with God even in his youth David was transformed into a bold and stouthearted man.
In 1 Sam 17:45-49 David demonstrates the boldness and stoutness of heart that he has gotten received in the presence of the Lord: “David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands." 48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.”
Natural circumstances were not enough to cause him to shrink back because of this impartation of boldness that God has placed in his life through prayer. David displays an absolute confidence in God as he boldly rushes in to confront Goliath in the faith of the Lord. He declares his victory before he even enters the battle and then charges into the conflict in the strength of his history with God!
Are you developing a history in God? Have you gained a rich experience of God’s victory being displayed in your life as you pray and obey? The more you partner with God and see His power expressed both in and through you the more boldness will overtake you. The more you are transformed in your character so that your conscience allows you to stand before God with confidence the more you will have strength to stand against your enemies in the name of the Lord. Pr. 28:1 teaches us that “the wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.” A confident life before God will always translate into a confident life before man in due time. Let God make you into a bold representative of His name and His kingdom as you develop your life of faith!
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