Audacity is holy boldness — the willingness to dare great things for God when the moment calls for it. David had audacity when he ran at Goliath with five smooth stones. Esther had audacity when she approached the king uninvited ("if I perish, I perish"). Peter had audacity when he stepped out of the boat onto the water. The early church prayed for audacity: "Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word" (Acts 4:29). The Greek word is parrhesia — "boldness of speech, fearless freedom." Audacity in the biblical sense is not recklessness or pride; it is the confidence of a man who knows who holds his life and has decided to spend it well. "The righteous are bold as a lion" (Proverbs 28:1).