Long is the road from conception to completion.
Jean Baptiste Moliere (1622-1673, French playwright)
Romans 15:4-6 (HCSB)
For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, so that through our endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we may have hope. Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you agreement with one another, according to Christ Jesus, so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with a united mind and voice.
Before we go on let us also look at Paul’s comments on His Father, for he gives testimony to the character of his God before making his requests of him. He states that his God is a God of endurance and encouragement. That is pretty important isn’t it? I know that encouragement is one thing that I really need in my life, it helps me to endure.
How does God give us encouragement? In 1 Samuel 23:16 we find can find an instance of how it happens; “Then Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in God.” Paul also tell us this in Hebrews 3:13, “But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception.”
David was running from Saul in the wilderness, and I am sure he felt that God had abandoned him. Well, all of us feel that way at different times in our lives don’t we? I know I do, and no matter how strong of a Christian someone appears to be to you, they also need your encouragement, and somebody near you needs it today…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
Jean Baptiste Moliere (1622-1673, French playwright)
Romans 15:4-6 (HCSB)
For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, so that through our endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we may have hope. Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you agreement with one another, according to Christ Jesus, so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with a united mind and voice.
Before we go on let us also look at Paul’s comments on His Father, for he gives testimony to the character of his God before making his requests of him. He states that his God is a God of endurance and encouragement. That is pretty important isn’t it? I know that encouragement is one thing that I really need in my life, it helps me to endure.
How does God give us encouragement? In 1 Samuel 23:16 we find can find an instance of how it happens; “Then Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in God.” Paul also tell us this in Hebrews 3:13, “But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception.”
David was running from Saul in the wilderness, and I am sure he felt that God had abandoned him. Well, all of us feel that way at different times in our lives don’t we? I know I do, and no matter how strong of a Christian someone appears to be to you, they also need your encouragement, and somebody near you needs it today…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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