Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 48
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Toby Mac singing … Speak Life … poignantly singing of how we, who are truly Christ’s disciples, need to encourage others by speaking words of encouragement into the lives of others.
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Highlight Passage: … Acts 9:27 [NLT] …
27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul.
… When others were afraid of Paul due to his past record of pursuing Christians, Barnabas intervened to stand up for Paul and encourage other Christian leaders to accept Paul’s teaching.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Acts 9:26-30 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Barnabas recognized the reality of who Paul (Saul)s had become and encouraged fellow Christians to accept Him.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Deuteronomy 34:9 [NLT] …
9 Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him, doing just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
… Moses recognized God’s Spirit in Joshua and laid hands on him to become Israel’s leader into the promised land.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … 2Samuel 16:11-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Samuel, God’s Prophet, sees and recognizes David as God’s new King.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Acts 16:1-3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul sought out Timothy and helped him to be recognized by other Christians for his value in missionary world for the Lord TOGETHER.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Julie Schwab … AT THIS LINK … relates the thoughts of Hannah Schell, author, who wrote about mentoring that …
“first, and perhaps foremost, a good mentor sees you. . . . Recognition, not in terms of awards or publicity but in the sense of simply ‘being seen,’ is a basic human need.”
I certainly agree with that premise, don’t you? We all need to be seen, recognized for whom we are, and encouraged to become more for the Lord’s service! That’s what Moses was for Joshua (see Deuteronomy 34). … That’s what Samual did for David in 2Samuel 16. That’s what Barnabas was for Paul In the highlight passage, … and that’s what Paul was for Timothy as the young man’s mentor (see Acts 16).
Have you ever had someone in your life who really recognized you for whom you are and encouraged you to be more? I have; and my relationship with an elder-mentor was used by God to really see the ME in me. And then, … he encouraged me to go from angry atheist to become an Ordained Minister, working for God’s kingdom in ministry.
We all need to be seen for what we can do for our Lord and for whom we really are in Christ, don’t we? Perhaps you could become an encourager for someone today, maybe even a mentor down the road of life?
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for sending a mentor to point my way to Your service, Lord.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to be an encourager for someone today and maybe even to lead them closer to Christ than ever tomorrow. … Amen
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