Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
God hates cowards. He has codified His thoughts on the topic in His Holy Word. The cowardly will be kept from respite. Their fears will follow them forever. They will never feel safe since they have forsaken Security itself. The fears of the faithful, however, will be relieved. Their fears will be put to bed finally and forever in Christ. The difference between the cowardly and the courageous is not the fact of fear. Both experience that, but one recoils from what is right because of it and one continues toward the right in spite of it. The difference between babbling and bravery is not an absence of fear, but a presence of faith. The faithful are afraid and yet soldier on for King and kingdom. The faithless are afraid and step out of line for safety and security. The faithful find their King, the faithless do not find the security they sought.
2 Timothy 1:7
God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
May God forgive us our timidity and fill us with His tenacity. May we repent of our fear of man and replace it with a fear of the Lord. May we desire God’s praise more than man’s and work harder for His glory than we do for our own.
The question isn’t, “can cowards be forgiven?” The answer to that is, :Yes! In Christ, of course.” The question is, “will the cowards confess and repent?” to which the answer is, “By Christ let it be so!”
