ENCOURAGEMENT!

Friday, August 23, 2019

ENCOURAGEMENT!

Read: Psalm 46

Ps 46:1-3

46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

           We all get down from time to time and, usually, we snap back on our own. When that down time becomes an extended period and when our despondency begins to cripple our productivity and affect our relationships then it is a clear sign we need help.

           Have you ever wondered why professional football teams need cheerleaders? Those guys make millions! Yet even the most pampered player needs encouragement from time to time.

           The Christian has three opponents! We are literally “triple-teamed” by the world, the flesh, and the Devil (Ephesians 2:2-3). We need a cheerleader to remind us that “greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world!” (First John 4:4).

           Are you the player down? Reach out to your support system. Perhaps there is a group or a person who always cheers you. Make that call.

           Have you noticed a player who has been knocked down and is slow to get up? Carefully intervene! Make that call. Share some time and some carefully crafted advice.

1 Thess 4:18

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Dear Lord, let me be the light in someone’s darkness. AMEN