Saturday, August 27, 2011
I Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
"As you near the end of a long race, your legs ache, your throat burns, and your whole body cries out for you to stop. This is when friends and fans are most valuable. Their encouragement helps you push through the pain to the finish line. "
"In the same way, Christians are to encourage one another. A word of encouragement offered at the right moment can be the difference between finishing well and collapsing along the way. Look around you. Be sensitive to others' need for encouragement, and offer supportive words or actions." ( LIFE APPLICATION BIBLE - New International version; Tyndale house Publishers, Inc. and Zondervan Publishing House; pg. 2582).
I quoted this passage from the Life Application Bible, because it said exactly what I know to be true. Encouragement can mean the difference between success and failure in all realms of life. As Christians, we must be children of encouragement; strengthening the brethren to grow in grace and love and knowledge of the LORD. We have the key: HOPE IN THE LORD, HOLD FAST TO YOUR FAITH IN THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION. HOLD ON, YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWS NEAR.
I Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
"As you near the end of a long race, your legs ache, your throat burns, and your whole body cries out for you to stop. This is when friends and fans are most valuable. Their encouragement helps you push through the pain to the finish line. "
"In the same way, Christians are to encourage one another. A word of encouragement offered at the right moment can be the difference between finishing well and collapsing along the way. Look around you. Be sensitive to others' need for encouragement, and offer supportive words or actions." ( LIFE APPLICATION BIBLE - New International version; Tyndale house Publishers, Inc. and Zondervan Publishing House; pg. 2582).
I quoted this passage from the Life Application Bible, because it said exactly what I know to be true. Encouragement can mean the difference between success and failure in all realms of life. As Christians, we must be children of encouragement; strengthening the brethren to grow in grace and love and knowledge of the LORD. We have the key: HOPE IN THE LORD, HOLD FAST TO YOUR FAITH IN THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION. HOLD ON, YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWS NEAR.
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