ARE WE A BLESSING

“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.”

2 Corinthians 5:20

King James Version

Harper G. Smyth wrote one of my favorite hymns “Make Me A Channel of Blessing”.  “Make me a channel of blessing today, Make me a channel of blessing, I pray; My life possessing, my service blessing, Make me a channel of blessing today.”  Are we a blessing to others?  Do others know we love Jesus by our words and by our actions?

There are many people who are hurting and they need to know that someone loves them.  May God help us to be a channel of blessing to our family, our friends and to everyone we see.  We don’t know what is going on in someone’s life, what dark valleys they are going through.  All we know is what they tell us.

I don’t know about you but it is very hard for me to share with people when I am hurting.  I’m not sure why, maybe because I’m afraid people won’t understand or they will think what I am going through isn’t that important.  Jesus sees what is in our heart and He understands and He cares when we are hurting.  Jesus is a Friend beyond compare.  I have many precious friends and I have a best friend that God gave me but they are human and they can’t see into my heart.  They only know what I share with them.  Jesus always understands and He always cares when I am hurting.

We need to be encouragers to one another.  Are you encouraging people by your words and by your actions or are you discouraging them?  We read in the Bible.  “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).

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me and for adopting me into Your family.  I pray that You will help me to be an encourager to everyone I see.  Thank You for Your Son Who is the greatest Encourager of all.  Jesus, I love You with all my heart and I long for the day when I will see You face to face.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

August 14, 2019