Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“ENCOURAGEMENT WITHIN”

David was encouraged to come alongside fellow believers and gather inside the house of the Lord (Psalm 122:1.) That encouragement made David glad! You know what, that very same encouragement is needed today from believers to other believers. It’s encouraging when a fellow Christian encourages us to come into the house of the Lord together.

God’s word tells us in Hebrews 3:13 that we are to exhort one another. This word exhort is derived from the Greek word Parakleo: “to encourage, strengthen, and or, to come along side of.” (Lockman Foundation, 1998)This is exactly what we see David’s fellow believers doing with him concerning attending the house of the Lord!

Dear fellow believers, we have a great need and command from scripture to come alongside of one another and offer encouragement. We all get weak and tired. We all get fouled up from time to time in our walk with Jesus; sometimes we even mess up BIG! If it is ever us that is need of prayer and encouragement, we would want someone to be there to encourage us.

If we have half a brain and a thimble full of concern, it does not take much effort to see when another Christian is struggling in their life and walk with Jesus! When we do, a word of encouragement to them, a prayer for them, or even still, and attempt to come alongside of them to help them is Godly! As the church, may we always seek to be an encouragement within. God only knows how much your encouragement to another that is down can be!

Hebrews 3:12, 13—” ¹² Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. ¹³ But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”