Steady on your feet.

I was sent an email by Andrew Gordon the other day that really entertained me. He was obviously still buzzing from our Sunday morning meeting at Bethel last week.

“Hope you enjoyed the service on Sunday...it was amazing...I was also very surprised at how different it is at the front...it's like being pushed forward by all the voices and cries of praise, whilst having the band blast towards you...an interesting conflict. (And if either side stops abruptly I'm bound to fall over!)”

This reminded me of something the Apostle Paul once wrote:
”Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Heb 12:1-2

Does your worship encourage others?
Andrew was lifted up by all of us behind him praising God.
In CS Lewis’ book ‘The Last Battle’ we find the children in the real Narnia. As they feel themselves being drawn in they run, heading towards their meeting with Aslan. They encourage one another crying out “further up, further in!”

We are all part of that ‘great cloud of witnesses’ for someone today.
I want to learn to be an encouragement to someone’s faith today.