There comes a time in a Believers life when we get lazy and apathetic about our Faith. We start thinking, “I’m saved, and that’s all that matters…” But the Lord doesn’t want us sitting back on our laurels, waiting to go to Heaven. We are to spur, implore, and occasionally give each other a pep talk to keep us all involved in the Lord’s work .
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Hebrews 3:13 ” But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.”
The world will tell you that you’re not good enough…not pretty enough…or talented enough. It will insist that you’re too old…too fat…or too dumb. With so much negativity, it’s our responsibility to lift one another up. As the Body of Believers, we need to be supporting, exhorting, and cheering on our brothers and sisters everyday…boosting each others confidence with reassuring words that will combat all the negative feedback we’re inundated with.
Hebrews 12:1 “…and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
The race each one of us runs is totally unique to each… It’s not a sprint, it’s more of a long marathon. I can’t run your race, and neither can you run mine. Sometimes I look at the race God has given some, and marvel at how they can endure under all the struggles and challenges put in front of them. But for all of us, God instructs and disciplines …He educates and exhorts…He loves and showers each one of us with grace and mercy… so at the end, we will all reach our finish line victorious.
Hebrews 13:5-6 ” …because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘ The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.’ “
If God, Himself, has told us that He will absolutely never abandon us…why, oh why, don’t we believe Him? Rather, we allow fear and apprehension to creep into our minds – clouding over His Words. It’s at that moment that we need to stop…take a deep spiritual breath…remembering what He’s promised…and then proceed boldly forward holding on to His Word.
Hebrews 13:15 ” Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that confess His name.”
When was the last time you confessed Jesus as Lord? When was the last time you celebrated with public praise -(which is what confess means)- for what He’s done in your life? Not only does it build up your faith, but it builds up the faith of those around you.
Today, practice public praise!
Hebrews 11:8 “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.”
Stepping out in Faith can be a very scary thing…you know God has spoken to you, but that leap into the unknown can be frightening. Faith is manifested by your simple obedience when you say, “Yes Lord.” You may not know where, or how, or what, but as one foot follows the other in obedience…He will reveal it to you.
Hebrews 13:16 And do not forget to do good and share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”
You’ll never know how a kind gesture will impact another person. What you consider to be simple or just a tradition during the Holidays you do, may make Christmas very special for someone else. Doing good and sharing with those out in the community is also a wonderful way of teaching children that it’s more blessed to give than to receive at Christmas time.
Hebrews 4:13 “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”
All that I’ve ever done will be stripped and exposed to plain view before the Lord someday, and I’ll have to give an explanation for each act. There’ll be no excuses, no whining, no blaming others for what I did…only total honesty before the Lord. Reality will suddenly take on a brand new face, as I stand before my Creator and see myself for what I truly am…a sinner.
Matthew 10: 42 ” And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.”
Simple acts of kindness done for a stranger…opening a door, offering a friendly smile and a greeting, getting a glass of water, helping someone across a busy street…all things that only take a minute of our time, but may have lasting impact on the person receiving it. “Whoever is kind to the needy honors God.” (Proverbs 14:31) If we call ourselves His children, these gestures of kindness are showing Jesus in a real and tangible way to the world around us. As it says so beautifully in Hebrews 6:10, “God remembers your work and love you have shown Him as you help His people.” Those simple acts of kindness you do are far from simple, and far from unimportant in The Lord’s sight.
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