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who encourages you?


 

Much of the following devotion was shared through the e-devotion in March of 2007 and remains true now.  My prayer is that we will choose to grow in our faith and help others grow as well.  Read on…


Colossians 2:2-3  NLT

I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God's mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.


Who are the people that encourage you the most? For me there are three different types of people that light my fire. The first are Christians excited about their relationship with God. The second like minded servants of God (church planters, pastors and others). The third is people who have taken extra interest in or invested in my life over the years. Man, do I need their encouragement.


To disconnect ourselves from people who encourage us is awful and will cause deep trouble in our lives. Alone we are in trouble. Together we find strength and are built so we can build others.


Proverbs 27:17  NLT

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.


Paul continued in Colossians 2 with some words that ought to lift us, free us and give us loads of direction for the future. As you read the following, may God touch each of us so we will see His truth and give it to others. Here are the verses:


4 ...so no one will deceive you with well-crafted arguments.


6 ...as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.


7 …Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong ...


8 …Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.


20 …You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world...

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