Thursday Reading: Hebrews 10:23-25
Key Verse: Hebrews 10:25
25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Devotion:
How often do you look up at someone as a pillar of strength or as a saint above others? Well the only one that we should really look up to is God because He is the only one whose promises will stand the test of time. No matter how much any one of us is determined to do the right thing at the right time, we are all going to falter at some stage in our lives; whether that ultimately affects the promises we have made or not is immaterial. The fact that we have fallen short in one way or another bears out the fact that we are sinners. That does not mean that we should all look at each other as sinners but rather look to support each other all the time knowing that we are all sinners and that we all will do something wrong at some stage.
The more that we can be there for each other the more that we will be able to help each other out when the going gets tough. The more that we can help the more we can encourage. Now if that is a two way street then we have a true support system in place whereby we can all help to lift each other up. What a joy it would be to be able to look around you and know that any one of those people would be willing to come forward and help you at the drop of a hat... But in order for that to be true, it must first start with you being willing to help any one of them at the drop of that hat!
The more that we can be together as a church the more that we will be able to offer that help to one another. The more that we can know that that help is there the more we will be encouraged to not only offer that help but use that help too. After all, what use is help if it is not going to be used? When we do gather together it must not be to pull down other who do not come together but rather to build up one another and further encourage more to come and join in. The more we encourage the more people will be encouraged.
Points to Ponder:
Who do you look up to?
Would you be willing to help people other than them?
