NEVER GIVES UP

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"

1 Peter 5:8
King James Version

The devil never gives up. I haven't cried in a long time but I cried yesterday. It makes satan very angry when we serve Jesus and he will do all he can do to discourage us so much that we stop serving Jesus.

We must not let that happen. We must stay on the battlefield for Jesus just as He stayed on the cross for us. This is why it is so important that we encourage one another.

Even Jesus needed encouragement. If Jesus needed encouragement, how much more you and I need encouragement and to encourage one another.

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)

May God help all of us to be an encouragement to one another. We especially need to encourage our pastors. Our pastors sometimes have to get out of bed in the middle of the night to go to the hospital to minister to someone.

Our pastors give up valuable time with their families to be an encouragement to us. Please be sure and tell your pastor how much you appreciate everything.

Joanne Lowe
December 23, 2021