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JANUARY 17, 2025 ~ FROM A PASTOR'S HEART

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JANUARY 17 DEVOTION BIBLE READING: PHILIPPIANS 1:3-11


Ridicule and discouragement are a part of life especially if you are going to live the Christian life. There will always be those on the sidelines...they will either be cheering you, or booing you. Be careful which voice you listen to most. The one we listen to will have the most impact on us and what we do. I love the thought that God is for us. He is our loving Heavenly Father who has nothing but good thoughts for us, thoughts of success in all that He has called us to, thoughts of great blessing, thoughts of great love. Not so concerning the Devil...he comes to, "steal, kill and destroy." He is the great discourager, who exists to try to steal God's promise to you...to kill the dreams God has for you...to destroy any hopes and aspirations that God has given you. Don't listen to him; listen to the "Voice of Truth!”


We too can be an instrument of either encouragement or discouragement and ridicule. Do you find yourself criticizing other Christians more than supporting and encouraging them? Are you happy and excited when the Lord does something wonderful in someone else's life, or does it create a sense of envy in you? Do you pray that God would bless others more than you pray for Him to bless you? We ought to be other Bible-believing Christians’ biggest cheerleaders; rather than looking for ways to ridicule and criticize them. As Christ's followers we want to have His heart...we want to reflect who He is in other people's lives. We want to encourage as He does. What we never want to be is a tool of the Devil by being critical...destroying with our tongue and our attitude...speaking words of death, rather than words of life. Today, know that God is for you. Listen to His voice of encouragement as He cheers you on! Today, be God's voice in the lives of others...encourage them and cheer them on!


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