Who Can You Encourage?
We all want to be ready to meet our Lord in the air when Jesus returns. Our faith is vital to our being prepared. Struggles and hardships in life can often rob us of our joy as we walk after Jesus. It is in times like these that we need others to encourage us in our faith. As Christians, we are not meant to navigate life alone; the scriptures call upon us to support and build one another up (I Thessalonians 5.11). In Acts 11.23, Barnabas encouraged the church in Antioch, and his words fueled their commitment to the faith. The text says when Barnabas “came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord.” Just as the physical body needs nourishment, the body of Christ thrives on encouragement.
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