#soap # 2 Kings 01 ## Title: God Given Courage ## Scripture: (2 Kings 1:3) But the angel of the Lord told Elijah the Tishbite, “Get up; go to meet the messengers from the king of Samaria. Say this to them: ‘You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are on your way to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub the god of Ekron. (NET) ## Observation: The Lord told Elijah to go do this great thing. There is a certain courage that comes when we realize it is the Lord who is with us. This doesn’t mean we don’t feel any fear. Courage is feeling fear but moving forward. What issue is facing you today? Has the Lord given you a problem? He will be with you in it. Then move forward. ## Application: Have courage and take the next step. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being with us always.