Lift Someone Up Today

 January 1, 2024

Monday

1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (NASB 2020)11 just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,12 so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Paul reminds the Thessalonians of his ministry with them. He exhorted, encouraged and implored them to walk in a manner worthy of God who called them into His own kingdom and glory.These three words intrigued me enough to explore their meaning for I would have simply made them synonyms. The meaning is to call them near, speak to them in a friendly encouraging way and give witness to the facts that will lead people to walk with their God.

This, too, is my calling. Today, I am to see those who need the encouragement to start or continue their walk with the Lord. I am to tell them words, unique to them that will help them on their walk. A simple bit of encouragement for those who are down will lift them up to walk.

I remember a time I was in a huge crowd of people that were rushing toward a football stadium. I tripped and fell, but because there were so many people I couldn’t regain my feet. I was knocked down before I could get up. Someone in the crowd reached down and picked me up. Once I was on my feet again, I could continue on toward the stadium. 

I wondered what would have happened if that person that I never saw hadn’t picked me up. The injuries could have been catastrophic. 

Someone may need you and me to pick them up today so that they can continue their walk. Let’s keep our eyes, ears and hearts open so that we can lift them up today.

On the other hand, maybe you are the person who needs to be picked up. I can tell you that God knows what is going on in your life and is working on it at this very minute. He is bringing you to be closer to Him. Be encouraged because He has not forgotten you. He wants you to walk with Him right now.

Just think, we can have a positive impact on people today. We have been picked up by God through other people to tell even other people how God is there to pick you up.

Now, let’s go tell people this today.