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Tuesday, March
28, 2023
Lancaster
County farm
scene near
Manheim, PA
Photo by Lamar Dourte. Click on photo to enlarge
Photo by Lamar Dourte. Click on photo to enlarge
"The
Need For A
Refreshing
Spirit"
Message
summary:
Today you have
a choice; will
you be an up
button or a
down button? Refreshing
words
ultimately
point to the
hope we have
in Christ.
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to our message
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"He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed" (Proverbs 11:25). “Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints” (Philemon 1:7).
"He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed" (Proverbs 11:25). “Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints” (Philemon 1:7).
Over
the last
several days
it seems we've
had more than
the normal
amount of
distressing
news. From the
killer
tornadoes in
Mississippi
just days ago
to the loss of
seven lives at
the chocolate
factory
explosion in
Reading, a
city we passed
through this
last Sunday.
Many of us
have probably
enjoyed a
product from
this company
since they
make the
hollow
chocolate
bunnies
popular during
Easter.But
then, dominating
the news
yesterday was
the horrendous
murders at a
Christian
school in
Nashville. As
one
commentator
stated it was
"evil
personified".
On
a personal
level I called
a friend whose
granddaughter's
father died
due to a
longstanding
drug
addiction.
Tragically,
the little
girl's mother
had already
died due to
substance
abuse less
than 18 months
ago. My goal
was to provide
some
refreshing
words. That's
what we all
need today
regardless of
what we are
going through.
Refreshing
words
ultimately
point to the
hope we have
in Christ.
I
heard an
interesting
teaching
illustrating
two types of
impact we have
on other
people, using
the buttons on
an elevator as
an
illustration.Consider being around those who are like an "up" button on the elevator. When you are around them they are energy givers, encouragers, people who have a powerful way of uplifting others. As I consider my long strand of friends through life I am blessed to have so many friends who have this characteristic. Even just a few minutes of "catch-up" conversation with them can be uplifting and refreshing.
Then there are those who seem to have only one button on their elevator; "down", sometimes all the way down to the basement! They are energy drainers, discouragers who just have a way of sucking the very life right out of you.
And
yes, I have
met my share
of these types
of people as
well. Getting
on the
elevator with
them (being
around them)
is not an
"uplifting"
experience! In
fact, I’d be
eyeing the
emergency
button to
escape if it
were possible!
Let me encourage each daily encouragement reader to consider the blessing of having a refreshing spirit. As the Proverb states, “He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed” (Proverbs 11:25). I hope you are blessed by those having this quality today. In the tiny one chapter book of Philemon Paul writes a powerful commendation concerning Philemon: “Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints” (Philemon 1:7).
Today we encourage you to conscientiously demonstrate this quality and let it resonate from your heart. The world certainly needs it. We’re all gifted differently in our personalities and will thus express refreshing qualities distinct to who we are. As I think about my long list of those who have brought joy, encouragement and refreshing through my life I consider how they are all different, yet each uses their gifts to uplift others.
Today you will interact with others in various settings. There will be those who encourage and refresh you today. May they strengthen you and take you up on the elevator of hope! Perhaps you will be the merciful provision for the weary, discouraged soul whom you meet in the course of this day who is in need of an uplift. Today you have a choice; will you be the "up" button or the "down" button?
Let me encourage each daily encouragement reader to consider the blessing of having a refreshing spirit. As the Proverb states, “He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed” (Proverbs 11:25). I hope you are blessed by those having this quality today. In the tiny one chapter book of Philemon Paul writes a powerful commendation concerning Philemon: “Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints” (Philemon 1:7).
Today we encourage you to conscientiously demonstrate this quality and let it resonate from your heart. The world certainly needs it. We’re all gifted differently in our personalities and will thus express refreshing qualities distinct to who we are. As I think about my long list of those who have brought joy, encouragement and refreshing through my life I consider how they are all different, yet each uses their gifts to uplift others.
Today you will interact with others in various settings. There will be those who encourage and refresh you today. May they strengthen you and take you up on the elevator of hope! Perhaps you will be the merciful provision for the weary, discouraged soul whom you meet in the course of this day who is in need of an uplift. Today you have a choice; will you be the "up" button or the "down" button?
Stephen
and Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father,
we’re reminded
in the book of
Romans that no
one lives unto
himself. We
affect others
both by what
we do and what
we don’t do;
what we
believe and
what we don’t
believe; what
we say and
what we don’t
say. We want
to be a
conduit of
Your grace and
mercy to
others along
life’s way
even as we
speak the
truth in love.
We don’t want
to bring them
down but lift
them up in
refreshing
ways so that
they are
strengthened
and encouraged
by our
presence.
There will
always be
those who tear
down but we
want to build
up others
according to
their need.
With Your
help, Father,
we can be a
blessing to
those You
bring in our
path. We pray
this in Jesus’
name. Amen.A
prayer for
Nashville
Covenant
School:
Father, our
hearts are
heavy and
deeply grieved
at the mass
killings of
three children
and three
staff members
of the
Covenant
Christian
school. We cry
out, Lord,
send a mighty
move of Your
Holy Spirit to
turn the tide
of evil so
pervasive in
our culture
today. How we
pray for the
comforting
presence of
Your Spirit to
minister to
the hearts of
family
members,
church
members, the
church and
school
leadership,
and the
community at
large who look
to You for
comfort,
guidance and
any
opportunity to
turn Satan's
evil plot into
Your plan for
the redemption
of souls. We
pray that You
will enable
family
members,
school
administration,
church
officials and
the church
body, right in
the midst of
their
devastating
loss, to
present the
all-surpassing
and sustaining
power we have
in Christ
through such
grievous and
unjust
circumstances;
that we, as
believers, are
greatly
comforted in
knowing that
these precious
loved ones are
in Your
presence. Yet
You are close
to us as well,
beginning the
healing
process of
mending the
broken hearts
and binding up
their wounds.
We entrust
them to Your
loving and
tender care.
Amen.
Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental
Resources
"There
is Hope"
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to listen on
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CityAlight
You never know
what you will
find at
Tractor
Supply! These
make me think
of our friend
Joe, who works
in marketing
at a company
we served for
many years as
chaplains that
manufactures
equipment for
the chicken
houses. He
bought one of
these for the
office lobby.
Upon entering,
you sure can't
miss it! For
the price tag
it should
include a very
realistic
recording of
"Cock-a-doodle-doo"
set to a timer
that goes off
at 6 am
everyday! If
it goes on
clearance this
fall I might
buy one for
our living
room if that's
OK with
Brooksyne! (It
won't be)
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