BREAKFAST WITH JESUS

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS

A daily devotional
Pastor Stanley
7th APRIL 2024

WARN; ENCOURAGE; HELP; BE PATIENT

1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. (NIV)

This scripture simply enumerates the marks of a mature Christian. A mature Christian warns, encourages, helps and is patient with everyone. 

It takes maturity to warn those who are idle and disruptive without getting into a fight with them. It takes maturity to encourage the discouraged, to help the weak without breaking them, and it takes maturity to be patient with everyone.

The church needs people who can do all these; warn, encourage, help and patience. If most of the church members are at this level and consistently doing these, then we would always warn and correct ourselves, encourage ourselves, help ourselves and be patient with ourselves, and ultimately grow ourselves as one body of Christ.

The church shouldn't be for gossips, malice, back-biting, grumbling, resentment or the likes. We should let the Holy Spirit work through us love, concern, care, kindness and patience towards everyone. 

In the church we should correct one another, encourage one another, help one another, love and be patient with one another. Hallelujah!

PRAYER

Precious Holy Spirit we thank You for your work in the church of Jesus Christ. Even now, we yield to you to work in and through us to be loving, kind, patient and gracious one to another, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
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