The Awakened to Deliver Podcast

Jeffrey Fish

Welcome to The Awakened to Deliver Podcast — a weekday podcast from Awakened Bible Ministries calling believers to wake up, stand firmly on God’s Word, and live faithfully for Jesus Christ. Join host Jeff Fish Monday through Friday as he opens Scripture with clarity and conviction, confronting compromise, exposing deception, and pointing believers back to the truth that transforms lives. Each episode is designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of Scripture, and equip you to walk in holiness, biblical discernment, and the power of the Holy Spirit. This is more than encouragement for your day. It is a call to wake up, follow Christ wholeheartedly, and live as His people in a world that desperately needs the light of the Gospel. Stay faithful. Stay bold. And remember that you too have been Awakened to Deliver.

  1. 7h ago

    God the Warrior — The LORD Is a Warrior

    Awakened to Deliver — The Names of God Week 39 — God the Warrior Day 1 – The LORD Is a Warrior ⸻ Episode Highlights • Scripture reveals God as a warrior who is not passive in the face of evil. He acts in perfect holiness and righteousness, and no power that opposes Him can ultimately stand. • Israel’s deliverance at the Red Sea was not the result of their strength, strategy, or military ability. The Lord acted decisively against Pharaoh and accomplished a rescue His people could never have achieved themselves. • God’s warfare is never uncontrolled rage or sinful aggression. Because God is perfectly holy, His judgment against evil is always righteous, just, and consistent with His character. • The Lord’s willingness to confront evil is part of His goodness. Scripture reveals a God who is patient and merciful but who will not remain indifferent toward wickedness forever. • Israel’s response to God’s victory was worship rather than self-congratulation. The Lord was not merely powerful in an abstract sense—He had become their strength and salvation. • Knowing God as warrior means refusing to measure His ability by the size of the opposition. God’s people can confidently trust that nothing can ultimately overthrow His purposes. • The Gospel brings God’s holiness, judgment, mercy, and saving power into focus. Apart from Christ we stand guilty before God, but through Jesus’ death and bodily resurrection, salvation is offered by grace through faith in Him. ⸻ Scriptures to Reflect On • Exodus 15:1–6 — Israel praises Yahweh as the warrior who triumphs over His enemies and becomes the strength and salvation of His people. • Exodus 14:13–14 — Israel is called to stand firm and witness the Lord’s salvation because He Himself will fight for them. • Isaiah 42:13 — The Lord goes forth like a mighty warrior and triumphs over His enemies. • Psalm 24:7–10 — The Lord of Armies is revealed as the King of glory, strong and mighty in battle. • Isaiah 59:15–20 — The Lord puts on righteousness and salvation as armor and acts against evil according to His justice. • Romans 5:8–10 — Though sinners were enemies of God, reconciliation is offered through the death of His Son. ⸻ Takeaway Thought The God of Scripture is not passive before evil. He is holy, righteous, powerful, and completely victorious in accomplishing His purposes. But knowing God as warrior should produce humility rather than arrogance. Apart from His grace, we too stand guilty before Him. Through Jesus Christ, the God who judges evil has provided salvation for sinners. Our confidence is not in our ability to fight harder or overcome every enemy ourselves. It is in the Lord who is our strength and salvation. He is righteous, He is powerful, and He does not lose. ⸻ Stay Connected Grab a free digital copy of 30 Days of Patience and explore more resources in the Linktree below. All socials: @AwakenedBibleMinistries https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries ⸻ Support This Ministry Awakened to Deliver is listener-supported. If this podcast blesses you, consider supporting the ministry through Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, or by becoming a monthly partner on Patreon. You’ll find all giving options in the Linktree above. ⸻ Music Credits • “Paphos” by Mountaineer Licensed through PremiumBeat by Shutterstock under a Creator License.

    God the Warrior — The LORD Is a Warrior
  2. 3d ago

    God the Deliverer — Living as People God Has Delivered

    Awakened to Deliver — The Strength and Reign of God Week 38 — God the Deliverer Day 5 – Living as People God Has Delivered ⸻ Episode Highlights • Biblical deliverance is not only about what God has set us free from. Through Jesus Christ, we have been redeemed to belong to Him and live as His people. • The grace that saves also instructs. God’s grace teaches believers to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, righteous, and godly lives in the present age. • Obedience does not earn salvation, and holiness is not the price of redemption. Jesus paid the price, and a changed life is the fruit of belonging to Him. • Christian freedom sometimes means saying no—to sinful desires, temptations, and patterns that once ruled us—because we no longer belong to our former master. • Believers live between grace that has appeared and glory that will appear. We look back to Christ’s saving work and forward to His return, allowing that hope to shape how we live today. • Jesus gave Himself to redeem and purify a people for His own possession. Our lives, bodies, relationships, decisions, and desires now come under the lordship of Christ. • God’s people have been called out of darkness and into His marvelous light so that our lives proclaim His excellence through holiness, obedience, service, and good works. ⸻ Scriptures to Reflect On • Titus 2:11–14 — God’s grace brings salvation, teaches His people how to live, and reveals that Christ gave Himself to redeem a people for His own possession. • 1 Peter 2:9 — God’s people have been called out of darkness into His marvelous light so that they may proclaim His excellence. • Romans 6:12–14 — Those who belong to Christ are called not to allow sin to reign but to present themselves to God. • 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 — Believers belong to God because they have been bought with a price and are called to glorify Him with their bodies. • Ephesians 2:8–10 — Salvation is by grace through faith, not by works, yet believers are created in Christ Jesus for good works. • Philippians 3:20–21 — Believers belong to a heavenly kingdom and eagerly await the return of Jesus Christ. ⸻ Takeaway Thought God has not merely delivered us from bondage. Through Jesus Christ, He has redeemed us to belong to Him. The grace that saves us continues teaching us to turn from sin, pursue holiness, serve faithfully, and live in this present age with our eyes fixed upon the return of Christ. Good works do not purchase our redemption—they flow from lives that have been transformed by grace. So do not only ask what God has delivered you from. Remember what He has delivered you for: to belong to Jesus Christ, walk in His truth, proclaim His excellence, and live faithfully for His glory. ⸻ Stay Connected Grab a free digital copy of 30 Days of Patience and explore more resources in the Linktree below. All socials: @AwakenedBibleMinistries https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries ⸻ Support This Ministry Awakened to Deliver is listener-supported. If this podcast blesses you, consider supporting the ministry through Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, or by becoming a monthly partner on Patreon. You’ll find all giving options in the Linktree above. ⸻ Music Credits • “Paphos” by Mountaineer Licensed through PremiumBeat by Shutterstock under a Creator License.

    God the Deliverer — Living as People God Has Delivered
  3. 4d ago

    God the Deliverer — When Deliverance Doesn’t Mean Escape

    Awakened to Deliver — The Strength and Reign of God Week 38 — God the Deliverer Day 4 – When Deliverance Doesn’t Mean Escape ⸻ Episode Highlights • Scripture does not promise believers a life without suffering. Sometimes God delivers His people out of a trial, and sometimes He faithfully sustains them through it. • Paul experienced affliction that was beyond his own strength, reminding us that mature faith does not mean we will never encounter circumstances we cannot handle in our own ability. • God used Paul’s suffering to deepen his dependence upon Him, teaching him not to trust in himself but in the God who raises the dead. • Christian hope is not built upon the promise that nothing painful will happen. It rests upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ and confidence in the God for whom even death is not the end. • Trusting God does not mean dictating the form His deliverance must take. His faithfulness may be displayed through changing our circumstances or strengthening us to endure what He has not yet removed. • Scripture reveals temporary deliverance from particular trials, sustaining grace in the midst of suffering, and the ultimate deliverance of believers into Christ’s heavenly kingdom. • When circumstances remain unchanged, believers can continue praying while surrendering the outcome to God—remembering what He has done, depending upon Him in the present, and trusting Him with what lies ahead. ⸻ Scriptures to Reflect On • 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 — Paul describes suffering beyond his own strength that taught him to depend upon the God who raises the dead. • 2 Timothy 4:16–18 — Though Paul was abandoned by others, the Lord stood with him, strengthened him, and would preserve him for His heavenly kingdom. • 2 Corinthians 12:8–10 — Christ’s grace remained sufficient for Paul even when the suffering he asked God to remove remained. • Romans 8:35–39 — Suffering cannot separate believers from the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. • Philippians 1:20–21 — Paul’s confidence in Christ extended beyond earthly survival because both living and dying belonged to the Lord. • 1 Peter 5:10 — After suffering, the God of all grace promises to restore, establish, strengthen, and settle His people. ⸻ Takeaway Thought God’s deliverance does not always mean immediate escape. Sometimes He brings us out of the trial, and sometimes He displays His faithfulness by sustaining us as we walk through it. Our hope is larger than the circumstances in front of us. It rests in the God who raised Jesus Christ bodily from the dead. For those who belong to Christ, suffering, sin, and death will never have the final word. God may bring you out. He may carry you through. But if you belong to Jesus Christ, He will ultimately bring you home. ⸻ Stay Connected Grab a free digital copy of 30 Days of Patience and explore more resources in the Linktree below. All socials: @AwakenedBibleMinistries https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries ⸻ Support This Ministry Awakened to Deliver is listener-supported. If this podcast blesses you, consider supporting the ministry through Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, or by becoming a monthly partner on Patreon. You’ll find all giving options in the Linktree above. ⸻ Music Credits • “Paphos” by Mountaineer Licensed through PremiumBeat by Shutterstock under a Creator License.

    God the Deliverer — When Deliverance Doesn’t Mean Escape
  4. 5d ago

    God the Deliverer — If the Son Sets You Free

    Awakened to Deliver — The Strength and Reign of God Week 38 — God the Deliverer Day 3 – If the Son Sets You Free ⸻ Episode Highlights • Jesus reveals that humanity’s deepest bondage is slavery to sin, which cannot be overcome through independence, self-improvement, or human willpower. • Genuine discipleship involves remaining in the Word of Christ, receiving His truth even when it confronts our desires, assumptions, or way of life. • Sin promises independence from God but ultimately produces bondage. A person can believe they are free while being controlled by sinful desires and patterns. • True freedom comes from Jesus Christ. The Son does not merely help sinners create their own freedom—He breaks sin’s mastery and brings those who trust Him into a new relationship with God. • Freedom in Christ does not mean believers will never experience temptation or struggle with sin. It means sin is no longer their rightful master because they now belong to Jesus. • Grace does not give believers permission to continue comfortably in sin. Because sin no longer reigns as master, Christians are called to present themselves to God and pursue righteousness. • Biblical freedom is not primarily the freedom to do whatever we want. It is freedom to obey God, pursue holiness, resist sinful desires, and live as those who belong to Christ. ⸻ Scriptures to Reflect On • John 8:31–36 — Jesus teaches that those who remain in His Word will know the truth, and if the Son sets them free, they are truly free. • Romans 6:11–14 — Believers are alive to God in Christ and are called not to allow sin to reign over them. • Romans 6:17–18 — Those who were once slaves of sin have been set free from sin and become servants of righteousness. • Galatians 5:1 — Christ has set His people free, calling them to stand firm rather than return to bondage. • Galatians 5:13–16 — Christian freedom is not an opportunity for the flesh but a life of love and walking by the Spirit. • 1 Peter 2:16 — Believers are called to live as free people while using their freedom as servants of God. ⸻ Takeaway Thought Sin promises freedom but produces slavery. Jesus offers something far greater—the freedom that comes from belonging to Him. Those whom Christ sets free may still experience temptation and struggle, but sin is no longer their rightful master. Christian freedom is not the freedom to live however we want; it is freedom to obey God, pursue holiness, resist what once controlled us, and present our lives to Him. Freedom is not found by moving away from the authority of Jesus. Freedom is found in Jesus Himself. If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed. ⸻ Stay Connected Grab a free digital copy of 30 Days of Patience and explore more resources in the Linktree below. All socials: @AwakenedBibleMinistries https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries ⸻ Support This Ministry Awakened to Deliver is listener-supported. If this podcast blesses you, consider supporting the ministry through Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, or by becoming a monthly partner on Patreon. You’ll find all giving options in the Linktree above. ⸻ Music Credits • “Paphos” by Mountaineer Licensed through PremiumBeat by Shutterstock under a Creator License.

    God the Deliverer — If the Son Sets You Free
  5. 6d ago

    God the Deliverer — Delivered From the Domain of Darkness

    Awakened to Deliver — The Strength and Reign of God Week 38 — God the Deliverer Day 2 – Delivered From the Domain of Darkness ⸻ Episode Highlights • Humanity’s deepest bondage is not merely found in difficult circumstances. Our greatest problem is sin, which leaves us in need of a rescue we cannot accomplish for ourselves. • The Gospel begins with what God has done rather than what we have accomplished. God delivers sinners from the authority of darkness and brings them into the kingdom of His beloved Son. • Salvation is not simply becoming a better version of ourselves. Apart from Christ, we need redemption, forgiveness, and reconciliation with a holy God. • Biblical deliverance has a destination. God does not merely rescue us from darkness—He brings us under the gracious rule and lordship of Jesus Christ. • In Christ we have redemption and the forgiveness of sins. Our forgiveness does not mean God overlooks sin; it rests upon the saving work of Jesus through His death and bodily resurrection. • Grace does not free believers so they can comfortably return to sin. Those who have been freed from sin’s mastery are called to walk in righteousness, repentance, and obedience to Christ. • True freedom is not found by moving farther from Jesus but by belonging to Him. Our salvation is a testimony to God’s grace rather than our own goodness. ⸻ Scriptures to Reflect On • Colossians 1:12–14 — God has delivered believers from the authority of darkness and transferred them into the kingdom of His beloved Son. • Romans 6:17–18 — Those who were once slaves of sin have been set free from sin and become servants of righteousness. • Ephesians 2:1–10 — Salvation comes by God’s grace rather than human accomplishment, creating us anew in Christ for good works. • 1 Peter 2:9–10 — God calls His people out of darkness and into His marvelous light. • Titus 2:11–14 — Christ gave Himself to redeem and purify a people who belong to Him. • Acts 26:17–18 — The Gospel calls people to turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. ⸻ Takeaway Thought God’s deliverance is greater than relief from difficult circumstances. Our deepest need is rescue from the sin that condemns and enslaves us, and God has accomplished that rescue through Jesus Christ. Those who belong to Christ have been delivered from darkness, brought into the kingdom of the Son, redeemed, and forgiven. That freedom does not lead us back toward the bondage from which Christ rescued us—it leads us into a life of allegiance and obedience to our King. Freedom is not found by moving farther from Jesus. Freedom is found in belonging to Him. ⸻ Stay Connected Grab a free digital copy of 30 Days of Patience and explore more resources in the Linktree below. All socials: @AwakenedBibleMinistries https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries ⸻ Support This Ministry Awakened to Deliver is listener-supported. If this podcast blesses you, consider supporting the ministry through Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, or by becoming a monthly partner on Patreon. You’ll find all giving options in the Linktree above. ⸻ Music Credits • “Paphos” by Mountaineer Licensed through PremiumBeat by Shutterstock under a Creator License.

    God the Deliverer — Delivered From the Domain of Darkness
  6. Sep 28

    God the Deliverer — The God Who Comes to Deliver

    Awakened to Deliver — The Strength and Reign of God Week 38 — God the Deliverer Day 1 – The God Who Comes to Deliver ⸻ Episode Highlights • Before Scripture shows us deliverance as an experience, Exodus reveals the character of the Deliverer—the covenant God who remains faithful to His people and His promises. • God saw Israel’s affliction, heard their cry, and knew their sorrow. Their prolonged suffering did not mean that God had forgotten or abandoned them. • God did not merely observe Israel’s bondage from a distance. He acted according to His covenant faithfulness and declared that He had come to deliver His people. • Although God used Moses as His servant, Moses was not Israel’s savior. The plan, power, and ultimate accomplishment of Israel’s deliverance belonged to God. • Biblical deliverance begins with God rather than human strength. Israel could not free itself from Egypt, but its helplessness did not make God helpless. • Faith does not deny suffering or pretend difficult circumstances are insignificant. It looks honestly at what is happening while continuing to recognize that God is greater. • Believers should not interpret God’s character through the length or difficulty of their trials but through what He has revealed about Himself in His Word. ⸻ Scriptures to Reflect On • Exodus 3:7–8 — God sees Israel’s affliction, hears their cry, knows their suffering, and comes down to deliver them. • Exodus 3:13–15 — God reveals His name to Moses and identifies Himself as the covenant God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. • Exodus 6:5–7 — God remembers His covenant and promises to bring Israel out from under Egyptian bondage. • Exodus 14:13–14 — Israel is called to stand firm and witness the salvation the Lord will accomplish for them. • Psalm 34:17–18 — The Lord hears the cries of the righteous and is near to the brokenhearted. • Psalm 121:1–2 — Our help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. ⸻ Takeaway Thought Deliverance begins with God, not with us. Israel could not rescue itself from Egypt, but its helplessness never meant that God was helpless. The God revealed in Exodus sees, hears, knows, and acts according to His wisdom and faithfulness. Difficult circumstances may tempt us to wonder whether He has forgotten us, but we should never build our understanding of God’s character from the length of our trial. We build it upon what He has revealed about Himself in His Word. Our confidence rests in the God who is holy, faithful, sovereign, and able to deliver. ⸻ Stay Connected Grab a free digital copy of 30 Days of Patience and explore more resources in the Linktree below. All socials: @AwakenedBibleMinistries https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries ⸻ Support This Ministry Awakened to Deliver is listener-supported. If this podcast blesses you, consider supporting the ministry through Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, or by becoming a monthly partner on Patreon. You’ll find all giving options in the Linktree above. ⸻ Music Credits • “Paphos” by Mountaineer Licensed through PremiumBeat by Shutterstock under a Creator License.

    God the Deliverer — The God Who Comes to Deliver
  7. Sep 25

    The Power of God — His Power Made Perfect in Weakness

    Awakened to Deliver — The Strength and Reign of God Week 37 — The Power of God Day 5 – His Power Made Perfect in Weakness ⸻ Episode Highlights • Paul’s thorn in the flesh teaches us that God does not always remove the weakness, suffering, or difficulty we ask Him to take away, but His grace remains sufficient within it. • Christ’s power being made perfect in weakness does not mean weakness itself is powerful. Our limitations become the setting in which the sufficiency and power of Christ are displayed. • Spiritual maturity does not mean becoming increasingly self-sufficient. Growth in Christ leads us toward a deeper recognition of our continual dependence upon Him. • Believers are like fragile clay vessels carrying a valuable treasure so that it becomes clear that the surpassing power belongs to God rather than to us. • Depending upon Christ does not produce passivity. We continue praying, laboring, serving, enduring, and obeying while recognizing that our true strength comes from Him. • The Gospel destroys human boasting because salvation rests entirely upon what Jesus Christ accomplished for us, and the Christian life continues in that same posture of grace-filled dependence. ⸻ Scriptures to Reflect On • 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 — Christ tells Paul that His grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in weakness. • 2 Corinthians 4:7 — Believers carry treasure in clay vessels so that the surpassing power may be seen to belong to God rather than ourselves. • 1 Corinthians 1:27–31 — God works in ways that remove human boasting and direct our confidence toward Him. • Philippians 4:11–13 — Paul learned contentment in changing circumstances through Christ who strengthened him. • Isaiah 40:29–31 — God gives power to the weak and renews the strength of those who wait for Him. • Ephesians 2:8–10 — Salvation is God’s gift of grace rather than human accomplishment, and believers are created in Christ for good works. ⸻ Takeaway Thought God does not call us to pretend that we are stronger than we really are. Our weakness can become the place where self-reliance gives way to a deeper dependence upon the grace and power of Jesus Christ. His power does not fail when we reach our limits. His grace does not become insufficient when our strength runs out. We continue praying and faithfully obeying, trusting that whatever God accomplishes through our lives ultimately comes from Him. The goal is not for others to be impressed by our strength, but for it to be clear that the power belongs to God and not to us. ⸻ Stay Connected Grab a free digital copy of 30 Days of Patience and explore more resources in the Linktree below. All socials: @AwakenedBibleMinistries https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries ⸻ Support This Ministry Awakened to Deliver is listener-supported. If this podcast blesses you, consider supporting the ministry through Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, or by becoming a monthly partner on Patreon. You’ll find all giving options in the Linktree above. ⸻ Music Credits • “Paphos” by Mountaineer Licensed through PremiumBeat by Shutterstock under a Creator License.

    The Power of God — His Power Made Perfect in Weakness
  8. Sep 24

    The Power of God — Empowered by the Holy Spirit

    Awakened to Deliver — The Strength and Reign of God Week 37 — The Power of God Day 4 – Empowered by the Holy Spirit ⸻ Episode Highlights • Jesus gave His disciples a mission they could not accomplish through human ability alone, teaching them to wait for the power God would provide through the Holy Spirit. • Knowledge, experience, preparation, gifts, and good intentions are valuable, but none of them can replace continual dependence upon the Holy Spirit. • In Acts 1:8, the power of the Holy Spirit is directly connected to bearing faithful witness to Jesus Christ rather than drawing attention to ourselves. • Dependence upon the Holy Spirit does not eliminate obedience. Believers are still called to speak, serve, endure, resist temptation, and faithfully follow Christ while relying upon God’s strength. • The Christian life is not a life of self-sufficiency. God’s people are called to obey Him while depending upon Him rather than measuring everything by their own abilities and limitations. • The Holy Spirit convicts, teaches, leads, sanctifies, equips, strengthens, and empowers God’s people so that their lives and witness ultimately point others toward Jesus Christ. ⸻ Scriptures to Reflect On • Acts 1:4–8 — Jesus commands His disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit and promises that they will receive power to be His witnesses. • Acts 2:1–4 — The promised Holy Spirit comes upon the believers at Pentecost. • Acts 2:22–36 — Empowered by the Spirit, Peter boldly proclaims the crucified and risen Jesus Christ. • Zechariah 4:6 — God’s work is ultimately accomplished not by human might or power, but by His Spirit. • John 15:26–27 — The Holy Spirit testifies about Christ, and Jesus calls His disciples to bear witness as well. • Galatians 5:16–25 — Believers are called to walk by the Spirit rather than live according to the desires of the flesh. ⸻ Takeaway Thought God has not called His people to accomplish His purposes through self-sufficiency. The mission belongs to Christ, the Gospel is His message, and the Holy Spirit is God’s gracious provision for His people. Dependence upon the Spirit does not replace obedience—it enables us to walk faithfully while recognizing where our strength ultimately comes from. God has not called us to impress the world with our power. He has called us to bear witness to Jesus Christ. So rather than beginning with confidence in ourselves, we begin with dependence upon Him. ⸻ Stay Connected Grab a free digital copy of 30 Days of Patience and explore more resources in the Linktree below. All socials: @AwakenedBibleMinistries https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries ⸻ Support This Ministry Awakened to Deliver is listener-supported. If this podcast blesses you, consider supporting the ministry through Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, or by becoming a monthly partner on Patreon. You’ll find all giving options in the Linktree above. ⸻ Music Credits • “Paphos” by Mountaineer Licensed through PremiumBeat by Shutterstock under a Creator License.

    The Power of God — Empowered by the Holy Spirit

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Welcome to The Awakened to Deliver Podcast — a weekday podcast from Awakened Bible Ministries calling believers to wake up, stand firmly on God’s Word, and live faithfully for Jesus Christ. Join host Jeff Fish Monday through Friday as he opens Scripture with clarity and conviction, confronting compromise, exposing deception, and pointing believers back to the truth that transforms lives. Each episode is designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of Scripture, and equip you to walk in holiness, biblical discernment, and the power of the Holy Spirit. This is more than encouragement for your day. It is a call to wake up, follow Christ wholeheartedly, and live as His people in a world that desperately needs the light of the Gospel. Stay faithful. Stay bold. And remember that you too have been Awakened to Deliver.