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Bible Stories About Fear and Courage
Almost every hero in the Bible was afraid at some point. Gideon hid, Moses made excuses, Elijah ran, and Peter sank. What made them brave wasn’t the absence of fear. It was finding out that God was with them anyway.
These stories are for the days when you feel small and the problem feels big.
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
Joshua 1:9 (KJV)- Hiding in the WinepressJudges 6:1–24 · Book 1, Day 1
For seven years, the Midianites swept into Israel every harvest and stripped the land bare. The people hid in caves and mountains. A young man named…
- The Fourth Man in the FireDaniel 3 · Book 1, Day 2
King Nebuchadnezzar built a golden statue ninety feet tall and gave a simple order: when the music plays, everyone bows. Anyone who refuses is thrown…
- Armor That Doesn’t Fit1 Samuel 17:31–50 · Book 1, Day 7
For forty days, the giant Goliath had stepped out from the Philistine lines and challenged Israel to send one man to fight him. Every soldier was…
- The Still Small Voice1 Kings 19:1–18 · Book 1, Day 11
Elijah had just seen one of the greatest victories in the Bible. On Mount Carmel, God sent fire from heaven, and the rain returned after three and a…
- More Are With Us2 Kings 6:8–23 · Book 1, Day 12
The king of Syria kept setting ambushes for Israel, and every time, Israel’s king knew exactly where to avoid. The Syrian king was sure there was a spy…
- Who Am I?Exodus 3:1–14 · Book 1, Day 16
Moses had once been a prince of Egypt. But after killing an Egyptian and fleeing for his life, he spent forty years in the desert of Midian tending his…
- Stand Still and SeeExodus 14:1–31 · Book 2, Day 1
Israel had just walked out of Egypt after four hundred years of slavery. But God didn’t lead them along the short road toward home. He led them the…
- Out of the BoatMatthew 14:22–33 · Book 2, Day 16
After feeding the five thousand, Jesus sent His disciples ahead across the Sea of Galilee while He went up a mountain alone to pray. During the night…
- Shut MouthsDaniel 6:1–28 · Book 2, Day 24
Daniel was now an old man, one of the three top officials in the kingdom of Persia under King Darius. He was so excellent at his work that the king…
- Peace, Be StillMark 4:35–41 · Book 4, Day 2
At the end of a long day of teaching, Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us pass over unto the other side.” So they set out across the Sea of Galilee in…
- Fear Not to Take MaryMatthew 1:18–25 · Book 4, Day 12
Joseph was a carpenter in Nazareth, engaged to a young woman named Mary. Then he received devastating news. Mary was pregnant, and he knew the child…
- Hold Not Thy PeaceActs 18:1–11 · Book 4, Day 28
When Paul arrived in Corinth, he was worn out. He had been beaten and jailed in Philippi, chased out of Thessalonica and Berea, and mocked in Athens…
- The Commander of the Lord’s ArmyJoshua 5:13–15 · Book 5, Day 5
Israel had crossed the Jordan River. Now the walled city of Jericho stood in front of them, shut up tight. Joshua was in charge of the whole nation…
- Hath Not the LORD Gone Out Before Thee?Judges 4:1–16 · Book 5, Day 9
For twenty years, a Canaanite king named Jabin oppressed Israel. His army commander, Sisera, had nine hundred iron chariots, the most fearsome weapon…
- Grant Unto Thy Servants BoldnessActs 4:1–31 · Book 5, Day 26
Peter and John had healed a lame man at the temple gate in the name of Jesus, and a crowd gathered to hear them preach. The religious leaders were…
- The FleeceJudges 6:36–40 · Book 6, Day 13
God had already called Gideon. An angel had appeared to him while he was hiding in a winepress and told him he would save Israel from the Midianites…
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