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who they are on the inside, why they
did what they did. “I, Yahweh, examine
the mind, I test the heart to give to
each according to his way, according
to what his actions deserve” (Jeremiah
17:10, HCSB).
Ken
Harrison
One man says grace in a restaurant
with meekness and humility out of pure
gratitude to God, who gave him the
meal. Another says grace to impress
the people around him with how
religious he is. He smacks of religious
pride. Both have completed the same
action, but one said grace in humility
and the other in pride.
So how do we properly judge courage?
We judge it only in ourselves. We can
judge—evaluate—others only by their
actions, because we can’t truly know
their motivations. And this is where
the man of God must dwell—at a point
of constant self-examination: Why did I
say that? Why did I react that way?
Guard your heart and your integrity.
Courage, or lack of it, is a window that
reveals your level of humility, which
makes it a primary signpost on your
walk with Christ . . . and on your journey
to becoming one of God’s servant
kings.
Ken Harrison is Chairman of the
Board of Promise Keepers, an
influential Christian men’s ministry,
and the CEO of WaterStone. He’s
author of Rise of the Servant Kings:
What the Bible Says About Being a
Man (Multnomah, 5/7/19). Harrison
served as a police officer in the
infamous 77th division of south
central Los Angeles, where he was
nominated for the police star for
bravery. He and his wife have three
children and reside in Colorado.
Excerpted from RISE OF THE SERVANT KINGS:
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT BEING A MAN.
Copyright © 2019 by Ken Harrison. Published
by Multnomah, an imprint of Penguin Random
House LLC.
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