Verse of the Day Philippians 1:14

"And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear."

Paul is once again full of encouraging words to his readers. We know that he is in prison as he writes this letter and he wants the Philippians, who are no doubt worried about him, to know that his imprisonment has really served to advance the gospel (the whole purpose).
Now he is calling them out pretty much, to be more bold, telling them that the brothers Rome are being more bold as they proclaim the gospel. Paul is an incredible example of one who sees no other purpose but that of proclaiming the gospel and even as he is in prison it remains the only topic of his life
As we live for Christ it is so easy to be 'most of the brothers' who see the boldness of others and follow along, or even the brothers that aren't mentioned that are not increasing in boldness.
It is so awesome that God would use the example of Paul to increase the boldness of those around him, and in the world today we definitely need more of that
But instead of waiting and looking for that one person to be bold and follow by example we must be looking for opportunities to step out first, to proclaim Christ because that is what we are called to, not because we see how it is working for others
Be encouraged to know that Paul did that. God used Paul and blessed him as he stepped out in faith, to Paul there was no if's or buts and God uses people like that. God will provide the courage, the words, the grace, all we are called to do is continually proclaim Christ no matter what