Be An Encourager
The bible teaches us to be encouragers. An encourager helps people get better at what they do or keeps them going when it would be very easy for them to quit. Though there aren't many verses in the bible that use the word. There is one particular verse that sticks out to me. The bible teaches us, through David's life, to encourage ourselves in the Lord. David encouraged himself in the things of the Lord. The more we encourage ourselves in the right direction, the more encouraging we will be to others in their time of need. I think it's very important that we learn to first encourage ourselves in the things of God. We then can stand when no one stands with us, but God himself.
People may think you're off your rocker, if they see you speaking to yourself, but the bible clearly tells us to speak to ourselves. So if you encounter someone speaking to himself or herself, remember Hanna, Hanna was grief stricken over not having a child. She was accused of being drunk with wine. But she prayed allowed with tears, in her grief of being childless. Of all people, It was the Priest who accused her of being drunk. Instead of being encouraged she was accused.
There will be times in life no one will encourage you, so you'll need to encourage yourself as David did. David was a singer of hymns, praises and spiritual songs. It was part of his everyday life. In the book of Ephesians, the bible tells us we are to speak to ourselves in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs and to make melody in our hearts. David continued to sing of the Lord and to the Lord even through some of his deepest sorrows.
When we read about Jesus we can find Jesus constantly being an encouragement through his many promises. His promise of eternal life and forgiveness, His promise of preparing a place for us. His promise of never leaving us.
Paul was an encourager in some of the things he said, something he asked in Galatians to someone who was discouraged.
Galatians 5:7
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
Paul encourages us to continue in faith, continue in brotherly love, continue in the race set before us.
Barnabas was an encourager, as a matter fact, his name means "son of encouragement." He encouraged John Marc when Paul refused to.
Again and again the bible teaches us to be an encouragement to other believers by what is said and by what is done.
God himself encourages us through his presence in our lives as we pray and spend time with him day by day. That's why we should be faithful in our prayers, song and devotion to him. He gives us strength for our journey, whether be good or bad.
Let us remain faithful in being an encouragement to ourselves and to others. Keep a good heart attitude. (Keep Running - Galatians 5:7)
Ephesians 5:19
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;1 Samuel 30:6b
but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
Susan Y Nikitenko
Devotional
September 24th, 2014
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