Encourage

CHRIST THE ENCOURAGER  

            The men who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. --Elizabeth Harrison

Luke 12:7, But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

            In Jesus’ exhortation of faithfulness in Luke 12, He turns our eyes toward His creation as He often does in Scripture. He compares our lives to the lives of the birds of the air pointing out that our lives are of much more importance. In doing so, it brings us encouragement knowing that whatever I am going through, how dark the day may be or become, no matter how much month I have left, no matter how empty my bank account may be, He will provide for me!

            What a blessed promise we have this morning, God will take care of us! “God will take care of you, Through every day, o'er all the way, He will take care of you, God will take care of you!”

BE AN ENCOURAGER  

The men who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. --Elizabeth Harrison

But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Hebrews 3:13

Why kick a man when they are down when you can lift them up with kind words, a compassionate gesture, or an act of pure love? Is that not what Jesus did for you and me? When we were lost in sin He gave us His Word which is the kindest thing anyone can do. When we needed hand up He lifted us up and out of the miry clay setting our feet on the Solid Foundation. When we needed redemption He shed His blood on the Cross of Calvary for our sin redeeming our souls from the very grips of Hell!

When is the last time you attempted to encourage someone you know? Start being an encourager for those in your community!