Others 1st :: Tuesday E-Devotion

"Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead."   Philippians 2:3 (MSG)

Jesus said it.  He lived it as well.  Pretty simple way of loving a person.  Would you agree?  Many people have used this pattern: JOY --- Jesus, Others and You.  Here are just a few pieces of this important puzzle God put in front of us:

lift up your friend  (Eccl 4:10)

loves at all the time   (Prov 17:17)

speak encouraging words to one another   (1 Thess 5:11)

build up one another  (1 Thess 5:11)

serve one another  (Gal 5:13)

confess your sins to each other  (James 5:16)

pray for one another   (James 5:16)

speak the truth in love  (Eph 4:15)

put on a heart of compassion  (Col 3:12)

sharpen one another  (Prov 27:17)

be good friends, devoted to one another  (Romans 12:10)

do not judge one another   (Romans 14:13)

welcome one another  (Romans 15:7)

accept one another  (Romans 15:7)

be courteously reverent to one another  (Eph 5:21)

be content with second place  (Col 3:13)

forgive each other  (Col 3:13)

whoever wants to be great must become a servant  (Mark 10:43)

I learned the following definition of love a very long time ago and must be reminded often: Love gives to others without ever thinking what you might get back.

Others ... an acrostic to close with from that word, "Others":

going OUT of your way

TO

HELP

EVERYONE be

REFRESHED by our

SAVIOR