Encouragement
Encouragement
by
Evangelist Jessie Ryan
I know that I am hitboC (my spiritual name ["helper in the body of Christ"] {1 Cor. 12:28}), although I might can fit other hats. I like this position because I can fit in anywhere in the body of Christ. I am an encourager and an edifier; indeed, I am a helper in the body of Christ; for, this is my passion. Praise the Lord!
"Encouragement dismantles the rage, hate, and fear that have been cooked up by the enemy and injected like venom into the veins of an otherwise healthy, powerful, valuable soul--a soul that is mighty in Christ and a great threat to Satan's army. Encouragement, like a hand reaching down, helps to lift a soul up to stand and claim his or her rightful position in Christ."
SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES - Encourage Yourself
And the people, the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day. Judges 20:22 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 1 Samuel 30:6 ...be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Eph. 5:18b-20Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Psalms 31:24
SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES - Encourage Each Other
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Col. 3:16Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Eph. 5:21
But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus. 2 Cor. 7:6 (NLT)
They helped everyone his neighbor, and everyone said to his brother, "Be of good courage." Isa. 41:6
Therefore, take your eyes off of your problems and situations and encourage yourself without measure that you may have wherewith to encourage others also without measures.
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