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Love One Another

I picked two verses today to encourage us in the Hope of Christ. This year has stirred up so much fear and anxiety that I find myself just shaking my head more than usual. I am seeing people police and rudely monitoring others in public. My little town has been defiled by those that feel shaming others is acceptable. Instead of stating that the government recommends, you see signs in houses of worship that are associating love by distancing yourself from others. I always wondered how people’s love would grow cold towards each other, as foretold, and now I can see it. It saddens me.

God’s word has a great deal to talk about when it comes to love, and it involves investing yourself in other people’s lives. It is okay if you do not want to go out in public or hug someone, but are you sending cards, texts, or messages to encourage others? Are you attempting to think outside of the box to show love? There are many ways we can encourage each other. One sure way is to stop participating in any gossip or shaming of others. I never fully understood how fear could harden the heart to the point of betrayal. Oh, I have seen it in movies, but I am sad to say, I have now seen it in real life. I am sorry, I have to write these words. I like the encouraging post that makes the heart feel invincible and ready to start another day. We cannot ignore the elephant in the room because sooner or later, that elephant will consume all the oxygen, and it will be too late.
When we allow fear to rule in our hearts and mind, we are saying to God He is not enough. Since we are Christ-followers and reject that thought, let’s encourage each other to stand firm and wait on our Lord. Our God called into being that which did not exist. There is nothing too hard for Him. We have to stop the fear of the unknown. Find someone today that you can embolden by speaking God’s word into their life. You will find this practice effective in killing your own fears.
Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. Hebrews 10:23-25
But encourage one another every day, as long as it is still called “today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. Hebrews 3:13 .




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