Encourage Each Other

 

“Therefore, encourage each other with these words” (I Thess. 4: 18 NIV84)

            The Scripture calls us to encourage each other, and in our current culture, words of kindness and encouragement are needed now more than ever.  One simple way to encourage restaurant servers is to ask to pray for them.  My friends and I make a regular effort to do that.  Only once have we been told “no”.  A few years ago, after asking our waitress if we could pray for her, she broke into tears.  We learned that she had recently lost a child.  We prayed with her and spent some time trying to comfort and encourage her.  Such a simple gesture but we’ll never know how much it meant to that young mother.

            One way that I have sought to encourage my family is by adding Scripture verses to birthday cards.  I don’t write Scripture out.  I just list the Scripture reference in hopes that they will take the time to look them up, meditate on them, and hopefully, follow them.  Here are a few of the Scriptures that I use.

            Encouragement:                            Psalm 118: 5, 6

                                                                   Proverbs 3: 5, 6

                                                                   I Peter 5: 7

                                                                   Joshua 1: 9

            Blessings for Your Children:          Numbers 6: 24 – 26

                                                                   Psalm 121: 7, 8

                                                                   II Corinthians 9: 8

                                                                   Philippians 4: 19

                                                                   Jeremiah 29: 11

            You know how much a few words of encouragement mean to you.  Take a few moments today to offer a few words of encouragement to someone else.  You may never know how much those words bless them, but I’m confident that you will also feel the blessing.

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