Scripture Devotion
A clear conscience walks out the front door bold as a lion.
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
Reflection
Nobody is chasing the wicked man in this verse — that's the point. His own record pursues him, so every knock sounds like a reckoning. The righteous man hears the same knock and opens the door. Paul closes 1 Timothy the same way: godliness with contentment is great gain, and the man not owned by money fights the good fight from a full treasury instead of an anxious one. Boldness isn't volume. It's a settled account. Settle yours before the day starts and watch what you stop being afraid of.