Daily Devotional
Encourage One Another
May 16, 2017
If you are a strong Christian, you are to encourage the weak Christian. You're not here to please yourself. The church does not exist to make you happy.
Sometimes committees and choirs might be looking for a time to meet, and the conversation may go something like this: "Well, let me see if we can do it this time. No, that’s when I bowl.” Or “How about this time?” “No, that is when I have to pick up my children from ball practice."
Well, if the time that’s going to be best for you is not going to be the best time for everybody else, then you need to give up the time that’s best for you. That’s what he’s saying. You don’t please yourself. You don’t put yourself number one. We need to get our eyes on the glory of God and begin to love and serve one another.
God wants us to encourage one another, to lift up one another. Romans 15:1 says, "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
