TEAMMATES.
Philippians 1:3-5
3 Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. 4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, 5 for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now.
Isn't it awesome to know that there are people around us, believers (our brothers and sisters), who joyfully work together with us in spreading the Word? Just like Apostle Paul, I share in the joy of thinking that I have great teammates in sharing the Word; people who have the same passion and desire to share the love of Jesus to the world.
My encouragement is to also be a joy to them - that whenever they think of my life, they will give thanks to God; that they've considered me as their partner in spreading the Good News. I don't want to be someone who is thought of as someone who is lazy and a Christian who's not excited about sharing the Word. As a teammate, I ought to be an encouragement to them that they will be joyful whenever they think about my life. Not in a selfish manner, but rather, as an encouragement to them to keep going.
I will do my best to help encourage everyone. My desire is that when people remember me, who I am and what I do, they will be encouraged to continue to live for Christ. I need to remember that the people around me and the ones I can partner up with to share the Gospel of Christ. I want to have that instilled joy in me whenever I think about my brothers and sisters. I want to be an encouragement to my leaders and to my co-servants, thus, I must continually conduct myself worthy of the Gospel of Christ (27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ.)
Lord, thank you that I have partners in sharing the joy of spreading the Good News. I pray that you will continue to help me as I strive and do my best to be an encouragement to them as well. I want to be a good teammate. Please make me one. Thank you for this great uplifting Word. You are always great. Make me an encouragement to others. Pump my life up to not look at the things that may discourage me but rather to always look ahead, straight to You. Thank you Jesus, in Your name and by the power of the Holy Spirit, amen.
Through the Book of Psalms.
Highlights:
Psalm 130
3 Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,
who, O Lord, could ever survive?
4 But you offer forgiveness,
that we might learn to fear you.
:: God has forgiven all our sins and have erased them all. Hallelujah!
We are made pure and blameless before God.
Thank you Lord for your amazing grace.
