Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 62
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from he group King and Country singing … Shoulders … poignantly singing of how, … in Christ , … our Lord is ALWAYS there to lift us up so that we can do the same for others.
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Highlight Passage: … 1Samual 23:16 [NLT] …
16 Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.
… Jonathan is willing to risk his life to encourage and help David, showing remarkable faith in God’s choice to anoint David as the new king, … giving up his inherited rights as the son of King Saul.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … 1Samuel 23:15-24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … </b>
… The story of the remarkable encouraging relationship for David from Jonathan, King Saul’s son, lifting David us when Saul was trying to kill David.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru teaches that’s it’s always best to take on the world, standing together with another rather than trying to do so alone.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Philippians 2:3-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
…God, thru Paul, exhorts fellow Christians (and us) to take on the humble servant attitude of Christ and do all we can to look out for the interests of others as well as for ourselves.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Hebrews 10:24-25 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
…God shows His desire that all of come together to help each other in Christ’s Body.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, James Banks, … AT THIS LINK … writes of the famous 20th century author, Langston Hughes, who was encouraged by a well-known poet in Hughes’ youth, which lifted the aspiring writer to move forward and pursue a writing career.
Sometimes, an uplifting word of encouragement at just the right time, can make all the difference in our attitude to move forward, can’t it? And that was certainly the case for the young and newly anointed King of Israel, David, who was helped and protected and encouraged by Jonathan, the birthright son of King Saul <b>(see highlight passages)</b>, … Jonathan risking his very life to help David.
At just the right time in my discipleship as a “newby” Christians, I had a mentor come along and lift me up with challenges and encouragement. Perhaps you had someone who lifted you up when you needed encouragement. And the question from today’s time with God’s Spirit is … FOR WHOM might you - or I - be that uplifting arm of encouragement (see photo) today?
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for lifting me up with the encouragement from others along my way in life.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to do all we can to be an encouragement to someone today. … Amen
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