Monday, January 26, 2015

Encouraging News

I feel the urge to encourage on a Monday morning! But then, I also worry sometimes over saying the wrong thing. That is life for the encourager. We don't always say the right thing, and sometimes even come up with something funny at the wrong time. Encouragement is a skill that needs practice. A person mourning a loss does not need jokes and trite sayings. We can encourage in many cases through silence better than many words. Of course, the best words for this purpose are in God's word.

The Word tells us of Jesus, and a whole bunch of His beloved sons and daughters who faced life much as we do. Don't always know the right thing to say? Neither did Peter, who in a couple of cases only knew the very wrong thing to say. Feel at a loss when comforting someone? Job's wife and friends weren't exactly a lot of help in his situation. Yet, in both testaments, the Bible speaks of God's great love for all of us. Words such as everlasting, awesome, and steadfast describe God's love for you and me. That is some encouraging news on this new morning!

Bucky

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