Friday, January 15

Friday 1/15

Begin your time with God today by reading these passages…

Hebrews 3:12-13, Hebrews 10:23-25, 2 Peter 2:12-14

What common theme or message do these three passages share?




Again and again the Scripture tells us to encourage, challenge, confront, exhort, comfort and pray for one another. This implies that you have a close enough relationship with other Christians for these actions to take place between you.
(see Tuesday’s devotional)

In 2 Peter 2:12, Peter says that he will always remind his readers of the truths they already know.

Who in your life needs to be reminded of God’s truth? Perhaps they have forgotten or lost sight of who God is. Perhaps they need to be reminded of His love, His forgiveness, His sovereignty, etc. It is all too easy to assume that they already know what you would say and therefore they don’t need to hear it again from you. But the Scripture tells us that it is our duty to remind each other often, because we forget! We are easily frightened and distracted people who need to be reminded. So…who in your life needs to be reminded?
How can you remind them?

Hebrews 10:24 tells to consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.

Who do you that needs to be encouraged or spurred on in their faith? Who in your life is discouraged spiritually? Who needs a nudge in the right direction, or perhaps a spiritual kick in the pants?
How can you spur them on?

Hebrews 3:13 tells us to exhort one another. The word exhort means to give a warning, make an urgent appeal and to incite one to action. In other words, we are to be willing to challenge and confront one another as Christians. It is much easier to think about encouraging someone than confronting them. But again, the Scripture tells us that we have this obligation of love to our brothers and sisters. Who do you know that needs to be challenged? Who is heading in the wrong direction and may need a loving exhortation to change course?
How can you exhort them?