How Can I Be Bold When I'm Afraid? (Acts 4:1-13) | Daily Devotional & Bible Study

Hearing Jesus: Daily Bible Study, Daily Devotional, Prayer, Hearing God & Christian Affirmations · May 16, 2026 · 22m

Courage does not mean we never feel fear. It means we know where to turn when fear shows up. In this contemplative prayer episode we reflect on Peter and John in Acts 4, whose boldness came from being with Jesus, and we ask the Holy Spirit for that same courage.

"Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus." (Acts 4:13)

Questions this episode answers

Why were Peter and John so bold in Acts 4?

Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit when he spoke (Acts…