Good Morning Friends,
“See to it, brothers, that none of you has a
sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage
one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened
by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till
the end the confidence we had at first.” (Hebrews 3:12-14)
We all face the danger of the hardening of
our hearts. It happens slowly, as we give in to sin. One sin upon another,
unchecked and unconfessed. Slowly, our hearts get harder and harder to the
Lord, finally turning to unbelief, away from God. That is the danger we face,
and many have fallen prey to it.
The protection we have against it is a
community protection: we are to encourage one another regularly. Solitary
Christians greatly increase the danger of a hardened heart, because they are
not in relationship with others who will encourage them. I need other believers
and they need me.
A pat on the back, a word of instruction, a
challenge, a correction, a rebuke, all of these are ways that I can be
encouraged by others and ways that I can encourage them, and all are needed at
different times.
I hold the key to my brother’s protection and
he holds the key to mine. Find those who will encourage you regularly, even
daily. Find those toward whom you can be an encouragement. We need each other!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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