Friday, November 17, 2006

Refresh.

“Let's keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. God always keeps His word. Let's see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.” Heb 10:23-25 (Msg)

I always enjoyed going on walks with a friend of mine. Sure they were recklessly ambitious at times [with no regard of the obstacles we may encounter or the effort it would take] because he would take out a map and confidently point to the some interesting sounding location and say, “we’re going there.”
The idea that we were going somewhere means that I could walk all day without tiring.

Shopping, or rather endless browsing through stores, does not excite me. This is because there often seems no end in sight, no destination, no hope, and so I seem to get tired quicker even though I have travelled less.

We have eternal hope, the promises of God over our lives, keeping a firm grip on these keeps us going. In fact, let us encourage each other [inventively] to keep a tight grip on the promises God has spoken, spurring each other on. If you are a creative person do this creatively (write, paint, film, sing, draw, whatever it takes), or if you are a practical person do this practically (doing things to encourage others).

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