<p>6:19 <i>And on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel</i>- Paul saw the Lord&rsquo;s &ldquo;boldness&rdquo; as an imperative to him to likewise be &ldquo;bold&rdquo; in preaching (Eph. 6:19). We all find it hard to be bold in witness, and yet in this as in all spiritual endeavour, &lsquo;thy fellowship shall make me strong&rsquo;. A deeper sense of the presence of Jesus, a feeling for who He was and is, a being with Him, will make us bold too. Even Paul found it hard; he asked others to pray for him, that he would preach &ldquo;boldly&rdquo; s.w. 'as he ought to' (Eph. 6:20 AV); and their prayers were heard, for in his imprisonment during which he wrote Ephesians, he preached boldly (Acts 28:31 s.w.); indeed, boldness characterised his whole life (Phil. 1:20 s.w.). In passing, we note how Paul felt spiritually weaker than he was; he felt not bold, when he was bold; and we see how the admission of weakness to others and their prayers for it can grant us the victory we seek. The point is, who the Lord is, we are. Or, we must be. If He was bold, if He was apt to teach and patient, so must we be; indeed, so are we, if we are truly in Him. Likewise, all the Father is, we are to manifest if we bear His Name. We should daily pray for opportunities to witness (&quot;utterance&quot;).</p>