"Courage is knowing what not to fear." - Plato
Just recently a video taken from 2 kayakers in San Diego quickly went viral throughout the world,
in a matter of minutes. The two men were being circled upon by a hammerhead shark. When first watching this and seeing the shark's fin hovering above the water, naturally the theme from Jaws began to jingle in my head. My second instinct of why these men were not afraid and were literally cracking jokes while taping the footage of this 11 foot monster, was correct.
My vast knowledge of sharks knew that these guys were not in any real danger because most hammerhead sharks are harmless to humans. These two cool cats were calm and collective and
most likely had the same knowledge of sharks.
Imagine if you were out there in the ocean and this creature came swimming by; would you have panicked? Most people would have, and therein lies the importance of knowledge.
The 2 guys in the kayaks were so calm with no wavering of fear because they knew the
hammerhead shark cannot harm them. Shouldn't we be this way with the enemy?
Most Christians should know the enemy is a defeated foe, and yet we somehow resemble fear when he comes creeping up in our lives. So, just like the 2 guys in the kayak who knew their enemy was harmless and showed no fear, we too should have no fear of the enemy and his tactics.
Knowledge is a wonderous thing!
My victory and honor come from God alone.
He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
-Psalm 62:7
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