Courage
In reading this verse, " I eargerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death." We are living in the end times. This is not gloom and doom. This is fact. I pray for believers everywhere and for nonbelievers that we will not be ashamed of Christ. But that the Holy Spirit will give us sufficient courage to stand firm in Christ so that he may be exalted. This is going to be hard. Christians in America have had it pretty easy, including myself. But we need to prepare ourselves for what is to come. Stand Firm! Take Courage as Paul did when he was in prision so that Christ may be exalted whether in life or death.
