Devotional for the week – Sunday, July 6, 2025
CHARACTER CREATES COURAGE
All you who put our hope in the Lord be strong and brave.
Psalm 31:24
A legend from India tells about a mouse who was terrified of cats until a magician agreed to transform him into a cat. That resolved his fear…until he met a dog, so the magician changed him into a dog. The mouse-turned cat-turned-dog was content until he met a tiger-so, once again, the magician changed him into what he feared. But when the tiger came complaining that he had met a hunter, the magician refused to help. “I will make you into a mouse again, for though you have the body of a tiger, you still have the heart of a mouse.”
Sound familiar? How many people do you know have built a formidable exterior, only to tremble inside with fear? We face our fears with force…or…we stockpile wealth. We seek security in things. We cultivate fame and seek status.
But do these approaches work?
Courage is an outgrowth of who we are. Exterior supports may temporarily sustain, but only inward character creates courage.
From Grace for the Moment (Vol.1)
By Max Lucado