“Be of Good Courage” — Psalm 27:14

BY LE ANN TREES | From where does courage originate, and what is the difference between godly and ungodly courage?

Photo Credit: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Daniel in the Lion’s Den; National Gallery of Art; image from Wikimedia Commons.

Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! — Psalm 27:14 (NKJV)

Everyone wants to be known as a courageous person; no one wants to be labeled a coward. Yet, from where does courage originate and what is the difference between godly and ungodly courage?

Courage counts the cost, no matter how high, and still bravely goes forward.

Godly courage comes from…