I was sick and you stopped to visit…¹.

Think of those who are unable to church it on a regular basis. 

 The sick. 

The house-bound – those confined usually by illness. 

A lonely individual. 

The elderly couple. 

And there’s that family – long time no see! 

 Don’t forget to stir, encourage and build them up! 

A word of comfort, a message of encouragement, a telephone conversation, even a knock at their door – all can become to them a candle of hope! 

Come-on!!

¹ Matthew 25:36

“We are intimately linked in this harvest work. Anyone who accepts what you do, accepts Me, the One who sent you. Anyone who accepts what I do accepts My Father, who sent Me. Accepting a messenger of God is as good as being God’s messenger. Accepting someone’s help is as good as giving someone help. This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it. It’s best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won’t lose out on a thing.”¹.

Matthew 10:40-42 -

¹ The Message.

Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that’s where life starts.¹.

Proverbs 4:23

¹ The Message.

Good counsel and common sense are My characteristics; I am both Insight and the Virtue to live it out. With My help, leaders rule, and lawmakers legislate fairly; with My help, governors govern, along with all in legitimate authority. I love those who love Me; those who look for Me find Me.¹.

Proverbs 8:14-17

¹ The Message.

Know this; it’s as you pray, the Holy Spirit will shape or influence, give direction to your decisions, comfort you throughout the times of suffering and distress, make you stronger when you have little physical or spiritual strength, pick you up when you’ve virtually abandoned any sense of hope, and, what is more – He’ll never walk out on you!

John 14:27

The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what He does for us, not by what we are and what we do for Him.¹.

In other words, don’t estimate and think of yourself more highly than you ought – don’t have an exaggerated opinion of your own importance, but rate your ability with sober judgment.².

Romans 12:3

¹ The Message.

² Based on The Amplified Version.

Our prayer must not be self-centered. 

It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God, but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel their need as acutely as our own. 

To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them. – John Calvin. 

Colossians 1:9

Now I stroll at leisure with God in the sunlit fields of life. 

__Words from The Message.

Psalm 56:13

2 Timothy 1:7

Friends, let His promises inspire you to live a bold, loving and sensible life – knowing that in every circumstance of life – He is there.

Ephesians 4:2

…embracing the Fathers love towards us, directing our love towards Him, and conveying our love towards those who He loves.