Encourage Someone Today, Tomrrow, Every Day!
Israel wandered for forty years in the wilderness, out of the will of
God. They wandered aimlessly and murmured shamelessly. What a
miserable life. As they were about to enter the promised land, flowing
with milk and honey, Joshua said, "Choose you this day whom you will
serve but as for me...I will serve the Lord" Joshua 24:15.
Serve the Lord Are you tired of wandering and squandering your life?
Take charge of your life and say, "as for me I will serve the Lord."
"Am I my brother's keeper?" Gen. 4:9. Yes, you are!
Encourage your brother "But encourage one another daily, as long as it
is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's
deceitfulness" Heb. 3:13. Who did you encourage yesterday? This is one
of the most potent verses in the Bible. There are too many prodigal
sons, too many wandering in the wilderness, too many have left their
first love, neither hot nor cold because someone did not care enough
to encourage them at a crucial time.
Call someone, someone missed church, did not show up in your Sunday
School class, "pray for one another" James 5:16, call them and let
them know you prayed for them and love them. They may be hurting and
like the Psalmist, feel, "No man cared for my souls" Psalm 142:4. "It
is more blessed to give than to receive," Acts 20:35. Email someone
and tell them you love them and pray for them.
In the dumps One day, everything had gone wrong. I was in the dumps. A
friend heard me on the radio, pulled off the highway, went to a phone,
called me and told me what a blessing I was. It turned my day around
beyond imagination. "Go and do likewise" Luke 10:37. Encourage your
wife, children, boss, a friend and be a blessing.
Prayer: Father, bless this child of Yours and may they be a blessing
to someone today, In Jesus name.
