Today I want to talk to you about where godly confidence
comes from. Confidence is an attribute of success, it is a critically
important quality, and one that God wants you to have. When God comes to
Joshua He declares over him in Joshua 1:9 (NIV) "Have I not commanded
you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." God was saying
that strength and courage will drive fear and discouragement out of your
land! When you received Jesus you received strength and courage, He is
your Joshua. Do not throw away your confidence! It will be richly
rewarded (Heb 10:35). You serve a confident Jesus that is revealing His
confidence in you! Luke 13:32 (NIV) He replied, "Go tell that fox, 'I
will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow,
and on the third day I will reach my goal.' Consider the heroes of our
Bible: Peter who climbed out of the boat, the apostles who risked jail
time and death, Daniel who prayed to God in front of everyone. God is
calling us to His promises and He is saying we will need to be
confident, and the confidence, courage and strength we freely receive
through Christ will drive fear out of our hearts. What is it that would
cause a man or woman to leap into the unknown, to laugh at
insurmountable odds, to handle an avalanche of weight with swagger?
Joseph, come interpret Pharaoh's dream. "Yeah, alright." My desire is
that Living Word would be an army of risk takers, water walkers, jump
out of boaters, men and women who aren't afraid, who spring courageously
into the unknown valleys, a church filled with the strong, the fearless,
the brave.