ENCOURAGEMENT

“They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.  So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.”

Isaiah 41:6, 7

King James Version

I write about encouragement a lot because it is so important.  If people had encouraged Jesus when He was here on His mission, He wouldn’t have felt all alone.  People who say they don’t need anyone are not being truthful.  If Jesus needed to be encouraged, how much more you and I need to be encouraged.  Jesus knows the importance of being encouraged. 

We read in the Bible.  “Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.  And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.  Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour”?  (Matthew 26: 36-40).

How the heart of Jesus must have hurt when He found them asleep.  When you really love someone you care about them.  May God help you and I to love one another unconditionally as Jesus loves us and to care and love each other.

Heavenly Father, You have been so faithful to comfort and encourage me when my heart was breaking and I felt all alone.  Thank You for being a tender loving compassionate Father.  I love You so much.  I pray for all who are lonely, discouraged and who feel like going to bed and staying there.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

June 11, 2019