Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
To all who place their hope in the Lord comes the command to be courageous, with the assurance that He Himself will give strength to the heart. That courage is not daring in human power but confidence in God, from whom all strength is received. To hope in Him is to trust Him wholly and fully to uphold, to lean the whole weight upon Him in childlike dependence, and to look to Him continually as Helper and source of strength. He fulfills His promise by imparting His Holy Spirit and by joining the believer to Christ, whose grace is laid hold of by living faith and by firm grasp upon the divine assurances. So strengthened, the tempted are to dismiss gloom and discouragement as from the enemy, stand firm at duty, and move forward in faith without worry, trusting Him to guide, provide, and give victory.
Words and Promise
The call is addressed to all who hope in the Lord and to all who trust in Him, commanding them to be courageous and to be of good courage, with the promise that He will encourage and strengthen their hearts. Courage is to be found in the Lord, who is to be trusted, and the promise is that the Lord will strengthen those who trust and will sustain them. This is encouragement to trust God and remain steadfast in His work, to move forward in faith and trust in God, and to remain courageous in the Lord while trusting Him to bless and sustain. It is applied to those engaged in the work of the Loma Linda Sanitarium, and as a wish and confidence that the Lord will strengthen and bless the one addressed.
The courage commanded is courage in the Lord, not presuming on one's own strength, for strength comes from God who strengthens the heart. Even when homesickness comes, courage is to be found in the Lord. Past help grounds present courage, for He who has wrought for them in the past will continue to prepare the way before them. That gives confidence to go forward in beginning school work, with assurance that the very place found for beginning it is the right place.
He who is hoped in hears prayer and answers petitions with blessing and strength, so those who hope are to trust in Him and be of good courage while praying for Him to bless and strengthen them. As they trust in Him He will strengthen their hearts and will help and bless and save them. He has not forsaken them but will help them and bless them, so they should not perplex themselves but rest in peace. He is a stronghold and deliverer, and the call to courage is paired with trusting Him as such. He leads and guides those who seek His guidance and direction, as workers on Norfolk Island amid difficulties are to seek the Lord, work intelligently in the fear of God for the salvation of souls, stay wakeful because Christ is soon coming, and trust Him to strengthen and bless them so that something may be accomplished. Taking courage means drawing near to God, looking to the Lord constantly, and walking humbly with Him, and He will draw near in return.
Trust That Hopes
To hope in the Lord is to trust wholly and fully in Him, to take courage in Him and not in self, relying on His power to strengthen and uphold as Helper. He manifests Himself to those who so trust.
Such trust is childlike, as a child trusts a parent, clinging to the arm of infinite power and leaning the whole weight upon Jesus. It commits the keeping of the soul to Him who cares as for His little children, and holds fast even when facing harsh conditions and the prospect of having to leave, remaining cheerful whatever the condition. The One hoped in is good and merciful, of tender pity and loving-kindness, who does not willingly afflict or grieve His children but loves them and works with them. Looking in faith to Christ as the great, all-wise Physician, the one who hopes remembers that Christ owns him and blesses and strengthens the heart, taking hold of His strength through living faith, with prayer for health to care for children and blessing on every member of the family as serves present and eternal good.
It is looking to the Lord and looking up continually, drawing near to God and walking humbly with Him, trusting Him always as Helper and Source of strength, placing the helpless soul on Christ. He does not fail those who trust in Him, does not leave or forsake them, but draws near in return, and from that continual trust come courage and cheerfulness and being of good courage in faith and hope. Seeking Him and believing He hears prayer, the hoping one is thankful and praises His goodness, mercy, tender pity and loving-kindness to the children of men, and being of good courage in Him brings comfort, blessing and sustaining power so that life is prolonged to honor God.
How He Strengthens
He strengthens the heart by giving His Holy Spirit to all who hope in Him and take courage in Him, for He knows how to strengthen the heart in this way. He strengthens through Christ, whose grace perfects character into divine likeness for those who are courageous in the Lord. Those who hope link together with Christ and know Him as their strength, taking hold of His strength through living faith while living under His help, strengthening, and blessing.
He strengthens the heart of those who believe Him with all the heart and grasp firmly the encouragement and assurances He gives, and all who hope are to stay brave and hopeful by taking firm hold of His promises and growing in faith, hope, and cheerfulness. Repeating His words of comfort, hope, and courage gives reason for thankfulness and brings support. This support is especially needed in advanced age when hours of sleep are limited and nights seem long.
He sustains those who trust in Him and are of good courage, remaining courageous in Him and trusting Him to bless and sustain. He knows the perplexities faced in the work and gives strength according to need. He surely helps and blesses all who are of good courage in Him and strengthens their hearts in physical and mental efficiency. Looking in faith to Christ as the great, all-wise Physician brings strength and cheerfulness in every condition, remembering that Christ owns the one who hopes and blesses and strengthens the heart, with strength coming by taking hold of His strength through living faith in Jesus, joined with prayer for health to care for children and blessing on every member of the family when it serves present and eternal good.
Courage Against Discouragement
The verse is a call from the Lord for all who hope in him to be of good courage when the temptations of the enemy come. Loss of courage and taking a gloomy view of things comes from Satan robbing courage, so being of good courage means dismissing him, closing the door against his temptations, and bracing up. Obedience brings strength to be a help and a blessing to the cause in Australia in connection with the Sanitarium, and requires not marking out a course of one's own and determinedly following it when the Lord does not want it.
When troubled and grieved, all who hope in the Lord are to be of good courage in him and trust wholly in him without being disturbed. He will then strengthen and encourage them, bless them, and let his blessing rest upon them with clear discernment. Hoping in the Lord means taking courage by praying and committing difficulties to God and refusing to dwell on gloom. It is given as personal encouragement with love and longing to be reunited when the work is done.
In trial there is to be no afflicting of the soul over the matter and no grieving of the Spirit of God. Confidence is to be maintained in a fellow worker even after a painful transaction, standing at the post of duty. The call is to continue in the work rather than withdrawing from it.
Trust in the Lord gives courage to stand firm against opposition, and a decided front can defeat the enemy. Those who hope in the Lord are to be courageous with the assurance that he will strengthen their hearts. Even when pressed with difficulties, they are to find hope and encouragement in the words God has given in Scripture. Confidence in God is to be held during worry and perplexity, with reliance on him as helper and source of strength.
Living Out Courage
Taking courage in the Lord means going forward in confidence and trust without worry or concern, moving forward in faith as He strengthens the heart and gives safety and success in the work where placed. When efforts to secure places for the work meet unwise moves, discouraging reports, and hardness in getting means, it means believing everything will come out all right and refusing to fold the hands and make no further effort. Instead it means watching and praying and asking the Lord to direct, trusting that if He wants His people to have these places He will work with them to secure them and will help them obtain the needed means.
It means remaining steadfast in His work, trusting God while keeping faith fixed on the Leader, resting in His hands, walking humbly, and doing His will. It means keeping on working and carrying the Lord's message despite discouraging words, with the assurance of encouragement and blessing and strength in the work.
For workers on Norfolk Island amid difficulties it means seeking the Lord's guidance and direction, working intelligently in the fear of God for the salvation of souls, and staying wakeful because Christ is soon coming. Trusting Him to strengthen and bless and help and save brings confidence that something may be accomplished. The same courage applies to those engaged in the work of the Loma Linda Sanitarium, and obedience brings strength to be a help and blessing to the cause in Australia in connection with the Sanitarium, rather than marking out a course of one's own and determinedly following it when the Lord does not want it.
Courage sustains when duty keeps one where inclination would lead elsewhere, with confidence that remaining is of the Lord and will be for the glory of God. It sustains a sister laboring to draw souls to truth through temperance influence and talks with women on moral purity, not to fail nor be discouraged when her words are misconstrued and her influence is threatened, because the Lord is Helper and gives strength to the heart. The poor man's keeping good courage in the Lord illustrates this trust, and Mabel and Ella May are encouraged by it to take up their responsibilities with courage in the Lord.
It calls aged believers who will soon lay off their armor at the close of life's warfare to be of good courage in Him and keep looking up to Him. It means making eternal life the object pursued with persevering, untiring, lifelong effort, never growing weary in well-doing and never giving way to discouragement. Such courage rests on the fact that Jesus lives and pleads for His people and will not leave for a moment those who commit the keeping of their souls to Him, beholding Him as the eternal reward.
It means waiting on the Lord, seeking His guidance, putting trust in Him, and surrendering mind and will to God, and He will lead in right ways and give the victory. It means staying where duty lies and carrying out conviction without getting into a strait place that brings loss, avoiding overwork by taking time to rest, speaking carefully, and not laying burdens on others, while individually striving to obtain heaven, which is worth everything. It means staying courageous in Him whatever may come and keeping on bearing a living testimony to the grace of Christ, receiving such words as loving caution meant for benefit.
To all who place their hope in the Lord comes the command to be courageous, with the assurance that He Himself will give strength to the heart. That courage is not daring in human power but confidence in God, from whom all strength is received. To hope in Him is to trust Him wholly and fully to uphold, to lean the whole weight upon Him in childlike dependence, and to look to Him continually as Helper and source of strength. He fulfills His promise by imparting His Holy Spirit and by joining the believer to Christ, whose grace is laid hold of by living faith and by firm grasp upon the divine assurances. So strengthened, the tempted are to dismiss gloom and discouragement as from the enemy, stand firm at duty, and move forward in faith without worry, trusting Him to guide, provide, and give victory.
Words and Promise
The call is addressed to all who hope in the Lord and to all who trust in Him, commanding them to be courageous and to be of good courage, with the promise that He will encourage and strengthen their hearts. Courage is to be found in the Lord, who is to be trusted, and the promise is that the Lord will strengthen those who trust and will sustain them. This is encouragement to trust God and remain steadfast in His work, to move forward in faith and trust in God, and to remain courageous in the Lord while trusting Him to bless and sustain. It is applied to those engaged in the work of the Loma Linda Sanitarium, and as a wish and confidence that the Lord will strengthen and bless the one addressed.
The courage commanded is courage in the Lord, not presuming on one's own strength, for strength comes from God who strengthens the heart. Even when homesickness comes, courage is to be found in the Lord. Past help grounds present courage, for He who has wrought for them in the past will continue to prepare the way before them. That gives confidence to go forward in beginning school work, with assurance that the very place found for beginning it is the right place.
He who is hoped in hears prayer and answers petitions with blessing and strength, so those who hope are to trust in Him and be of good courage while praying for Him to bless and strengthen them. As they trust in Him He will strengthen their hearts and will help and bless and save them. He has not forsaken them but will help them and bless them, so they should not perplex themselves but rest in peace. He is a stronghold and deliverer, and the call to courage is paired with trusting Him as such. He leads and guides those who seek His guidance and direction, as workers on Norfolk Island amid difficulties are to seek the Lord, work intelligently in the fear of God for the salvation of souls, stay wakeful because Christ is soon coming, and trust Him to strengthen and bless them so that something may be accomplished. Taking courage means drawing near to God, looking to the Lord constantly, and walking humbly with Him, and He will draw near in return.
Trust That Hopes
To hope in the Lord is to trust wholly and fully in Him, to take courage in Him and not in self, relying on His power to strengthen and uphold as Helper. He manifests Himself to those who so trust.
Such trust is childlike, as a child trusts a parent, clinging to the arm of infinite power and leaning the whole weight upon Jesus. It commits the keeping of the soul to Him who cares as for His little children, and holds fast even when facing harsh conditions and the prospect of having to leave, remaining cheerful whatever the condition. The One hoped in is good and merciful, of tender pity and loving-kindness, who does not willingly afflict or grieve His children but loves them and works with them. Looking in faith to Christ as the great, all-wise Physician, the one who hopes remembers that Christ owns him and blesses and strengthens the heart, taking hold of His strength through living faith, with prayer for health to care for children and blessing on every member of the family as serves present and eternal good.
It is looking to the Lord and looking up continually, drawing near to God and walking humbly with Him, trusting Him always as Helper and Source of strength, placing the helpless soul on Christ. He does not fail those who trust in Him, does not leave or forsake them, but draws near in return, and from that continual trust come courage and cheerfulness and being of good courage in faith and hope. Seeking Him and believing He hears prayer, the hoping one is thankful and praises His goodness, mercy, tender pity and loving-kindness to the children of men, and being of good courage in Him brings comfort, blessing and sustaining power so that life is prolonged to honor God.
How He Strengthens
He strengthens the heart by giving His Holy Spirit to all who hope in Him and take courage in Him, for He knows how to strengthen the heart in this way. He strengthens through Christ, whose grace perfects character into divine likeness for those who are courageous in the Lord. Those who hope link together with Christ and know Him as their strength, taking hold of His strength through living faith while living under His help, strengthening, and blessing.
He strengthens the heart of those who believe Him with all the heart and grasp firmly the encouragement and assurances He gives, and all who hope are to stay brave and hopeful by taking firm hold of His promises and growing in faith, hope, and cheerfulness. Repeating His words of comfort, hope, and courage gives reason for thankfulness and brings support. This support is especially needed in advanced age when hours of sleep are limited and nights seem long.
He sustains those who trust in Him and are of good courage, remaining courageous in Him and trusting Him to bless and sustain. He knows the perplexities faced in the work and gives strength according to need. He surely helps and blesses all who are of good courage in Him and strengthens their hearts in physical and mental efficiency. Looking in faith to Christ as the great, all-wise Physician brings strength and cheerfulness in every condition, remembering that Christ owns the one who hopes and blesses and strengthens the heart, with strength coming by taking hold of His strength through living faith in Jesus, joined with prayer for health to care for children and blessing on every member of the family when it serves present and eternal good.
Courage Against Discouragement
The verse is a call from the Lord for all who hope in him to be of good courage when the temptations of the enemy come. Loss of courage and taking a gloomy view of things comes from Satan robbing courage, so being of good courage means dismissing him, closing the door against his temptations, and bracing up. Obedience brings strength to be a help and a blessing to the cause in Australia in connection with the Sanitarium, and requires not marking out a course of one's own and determinedly following it when the Lord does not want it.
When troubled and grieved, all who hope in the Lord are to be of good courage in him and trust wholly in him without being disturbed. He will then strengthen and encourage them, bless them, and let his blessing rest upon them with clear discernment. Hoping in the Lord means taking courage by praying and committing difficulties to God and refusing to dwell on gloom. It is given as personal encouragement with love and longing to be reunited when the work is done.
In trial there is to be no afflicting of the soul over the matter and no grieving of the Spirit of God. Confidence is to be maintained in a fellow worker even after a painful transaction, standing at the post of duty. The call is to continue in the work rather than withdrawing from it.
Trust in the Lord gives courage to stand firm against opposition, and a decided front can defeat the enemy. Those who hope in the Lord are to be courageous with the assurance that he will strengthen their hearts. Even when pressed with difficulties, they are to find hope and encouragement in the words God has given in Scripture. Confidence in God is to be held during worry and perplexity, with reliance on him as helper and source of strength.
Living Out Courage
Taking courage in the Lord means going forward in confidence and trust without worry or concern, moving forward in faith as He strengthens the heart and gives safety and success in the work where placed. When efforts to secure places for the work meet unwise moves, discouraging reports, and hardness in getting means, it means believing everything will come out all right and refusing to fold the hands and make no further effort. Instead it means watching and praying and asking the Lord to direct, trusting that if He wants His people to have these places He will work with them to secure them and will help them obtain the needed means.
It means remaining steadfast in His work, trusting God while keeping faith fixed on the Leader, resting in His hands, walking humbly, and doing His will. It means keeping on working and carrying the Lord's message despite discouraging words, with the assurance of encouragement and blessing and strength in the work.
For workers on Norfolk Island amid difficulties it means seeking the Lord's guidance and direction, working intelligently in the fear of God for the salvation of souls, and staying wakeful because Christ is soon coming. Trusting Him to strengthen and bless and help and save brings confidence that something may be accomplished. The same courage applies to those engaged in the work of the Loma Linda Sanitarium, and obedience brings strength to be a help and blessing to the cause in Australia in connection with the Sanitarium, rather than marking out a course of one's own and determinedly following it when the Lord does not want it.
Courage sustains when duty keeps one where inclination would lead elsewhere, with confidence that remaining is of the Lord and will be for the glory of God. It sustains a sister laboring to draw souls to truth through temperance influence and talks with women on moral purity, not to fail nor be discouraged when her words are misconstrued and her influence is threatened, because the Lord is Helper and gives strength to the heart. The poor man's keeping good courage in the Lord illustrates this trust, and Mabel and Ella May are encouraged by it to take up their responsibilities with courage in the Lord.
It calls aged believers who will soon lay off their armor at the close of life's warfare to be of good courage in Him and keep looking up to Him. It means making eternal life the object pursued with persevering, untiring, lifelong effort, never growing weary in well-doing and never giving way to discouragement. Such courage rests on the fact that Jesus lives and pleads for His people and will not leave for a moment those who commit the keeping of their souls to Him, beholding Him as the eternal reward.
It means waiting on the Lord, seeking His guidance, putting trust in Him, and surrendering mind and will to God, and He will lead in right ways and give the victory. It means staying where duty lies and carrying out conviction without getting into a strait place that brings loss, avoiding overwork by taking time to rest, speaking carefully, and not laying burdens on others, while individually striving to obtain heaven, which is worth everything. It means staying courageous in Him whatever may come and keeping on bearing a living testimony to the grace of Christ, receiving such words as loving caution meant for benefit.