Encouragement

Good Morning,

Hebrews 3:13 (NIV)
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
Hebrews 10:25 (NIV)
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV)
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

Last Sunday, at the Small Group Leaders small group meeting...(sort of redundant, but I don't know what else to call it!)...we had a marvelous evening. One thing that I came away with, that I heard clearly from the Lord during our time together, was that we all need to encourage one another in this walk with God that we are taking. Something else that sort of came into my head was that we don't encourage each other enough as we go about our daily routines.

So, I thought I'd just look at the Epistles and see what would come up if I tried to see what would pop up if I put in "encourage". What we read today are just a few of the verses that came up. And, remember, I didn't search the whole Bible, just the Epistles. However, what we see here is clear about how we should exhort fellow Christians in this world.

I don't think a lengthy or "in depth" message or commentary is needed about this subject. What IS needed is that we take action on it, that is, that we actually go out of our way a bit and, truly, encourage one another in word and in deed. We're human, you see, and we really need all the encouragement we can get as we try to live a good, Christian life.

Only one comment...The more we encourage and are encouraged in return, the less we will tend to fall and fail in our walk.

Think about it. Then, do something about it.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David