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Dear Young Christian:
It is a cold, dull, rainy day here in southern France, and I would love to go back to bed with a warm comforter and just relax after a busy weekend of Bible conference and visiting. But there are brothers and sisters in Christ that are going to arrive at any moment, and a day of being together for some activities and meals is planned. So when I finish writing this calendar page I need to get on with life and make sure our guests are taken care of, and, most of all, that there is a time of encouragement and sharing of the precious things of Christ. The verse that is before me is “But encouraging one another” (Hebrew 10:25, J.N.D. Translation).
Yes, we all need encouragement in these difficult times when there is so much to discourage. And we can, and should, all be encouragers. It is so easy to talk about those things that do not edify and encourage, but how good to be like David, who, “encouraged himself in the Lord his God.” (1 Samuel 30:6). Then and only then can we encourage others. See how much of an encourager you can be this week.
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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