Be Bold
1 Samuel 14:6b
Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.
Psalms 91:5,11,13
You will not fear the terror of the night, the arrow that flies by day...
He will command his angels concerning you to guard you...
You will trample the great lion and the serpent.
Psalm 138:3
When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.
Proverbs 28:1b
...the righteous are bold as a lion.
Acts 4:29
Lord...enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.
The Valley Of Vision
Expel from my mind all sinful fear and shame,
so that with firmness and courage I may
confess the Redeemer before men,
go forth with him bearing his reproach,
be zealous with his knowledge,
be filled with his wisdom,
walk with his circumspection,
ask counsel of him in all things,
repair to the Scriptures for his orders,
stay my mind on his peace,
knowing that nothing can befall me
without his permission, appointment and administration.
William Carey, published in The Baptist Herald and Friend of Africa (October 1842) and "The Missionary Herald" in The Baptist Magazine Vol. 35 (January 1843),
May 31, 1792 Carey addressed his fellow Baptists at a Nottingham conference. He took as his text Isaiah 54:1-2: "Lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes, for thou shall break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles and make the desolate cities to be inhabited." He saw this to be a challenge for missionary work, and he urged his listeners with "Expect great things from God; Attempt great things for God!"
The next day a resolution was introduced for drawing up plans to form a Baptist Mission Society.
"Billy" Sunday
https://books.google.com/books?id=bPI5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1870&lpg
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Great%20Men%20of%20God/billy_sunday.htm
We want (men of Christ) to fight like Michaiah (1 Kings 22 – prophet against Ahab), not those hog-jowled, weasel-eyed, sponge-columned, mushy-fisted, jelly-spined, pussy-footing (timid and non-committed), four-flushing (empty boasting), charlotte russe (a sweet French dessert) Christians.
J.C. Ryle, The Upper Room, Being a Few Truths for the Times, Chapter XII Hebrews 4:14. “Our Profession”
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/ryle/upper_room.xiv.html
“Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.”
We must never be ashamed of showing ourselves boldly on Christ's side, by honouring His word, His day, and His ordinances, by speaking up for Christ's cause on all proper occasions, and by firmly refusing to conform to the sins and the follies of the children of this world. The words of our Lord Jesus Christ ought never to be forgotten: “Whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when He shall come in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels”. (Luke 9:26)
If we will not confess Christ upon earth, and openly profess that we are His servants, we must not expect that Christ will confess us in heaven at the last day.
F.B. Meyer "The Blessed Life"
https://www.gracegems.org/SERMONS/blessed_life.htm
Make the most of me that can be made for Thy glory.
A.B. Simpson on Luke 5:4 "Launch out into the deep..." (KJV)
One of the special marks of the Holy Spirit in the apostolic church was the spirit of boldness. One of the very essential qualities of the faith that is to 'attempt great things for God and expect great things from God' (William Carey) is holy audacity. When we are dealing with a supernatural Being and taking from Him things that are humanly impossible, it is easier to take much than little; it is easier to stand in a place of audacious trust than in a place of cautious, timid clinging to the shore. Like wise seamen, let us launch out into the deep and find that 'all things are possible to him that believeth' (Mark 9:23).
Today, let us attempt great things for God; let us take His faith to believe for them and His strength to accomplish them.
Oh, let us but have God's recognition and man's notice will count for little, and God will give us all we need of human help and praise. Let us only seek God's will, His glory, His approval. Let us go for Him on the hardest errands and do for Him the most menial tasks. It will be honor enough that He sends us and uses us. By-and-by he will own our worthless name before the myriads of earth and heaven.
A.W. Tozer The Warfare of the Spirit
Anyone can do the possible; add a bit of courage and zeal and some may do the phenomenal; only Christians are obliged to do the impossible. (Numbers 11:23 - The LORD said to Moses, "Is the LORD'S power limited? Now you shall see whether My word will come true for you or not.")
Acts 17:6
These men have turned the world upside down...