Courage is a gift of God's Holy Spirit. Courage means ‘strength, power'. The equivalent of the Hebrew word for courage (hazaq) means "to show oneself strong."
In Isaiah 11 we're told that the Spirit of God rests upon messiah, helping Him to do His part in the messianic kingdom.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of power,
the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
This word power is also translated as strength and might, derivatives of courage. The gift of fortitude or courage allows people "firmness of mind’ that is required both in doing good and in enduring evil. As a matter of fact, the gift of courage compels a Christian's will toward doing God's will here and now.
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