“Encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Thought
While Paul’s exhortation here is excellent, it is the style of the exhortation we should especially notice. We live in an age where we are constantly pressured to emphasize the novel, new, or improved versions of things. But in our lives as Christians, we need to remind each other of what we are doing right and just simply say, “Hey, you’re doing well, just keep doing what you’re doing!”
Prayer:
Faithful Father, thank you for noticing and keeping record of the things I’ve done that are good and pleasing to you. Please help me to keep doing those things that please you, only do them better, that you may be pleased and glorified. In Jesus name. Amen.
By Phil Ware
Used by Permission
From: Phil’s daily devotionals on http://www.verseoftheday.com
Further Reading
• How Does Your Life Smell? – by Bradley Stubbs
• He Has Not Deserted Me – by Bill Bright
• Stepping Up – by Gail Rodgers