{"id":1163,"date":"2024-01-20T00:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T08:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2024-01-19T17:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T01:20:55","slug":"p-o-w-e-r-day-20-encourage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-20-encourage\/","title":{"rendered":"P-O-W-E-R&#8211;Day 20&#8211;Encourage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Scripture:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>So encourage each other and build each other up,&#8230;\u00a0 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn today&#8217;s verse we see Paul telling the believers at Thessalonia that they should be building one another up in the faith.<br \/>\nThe word used in this NLT translation is encourage, which is a translation from the root word<em>: parakale\u014d.<\/em><br \/>\nThis root word has many different meanings some of which are: to admonish, exhort, entreat, console, strengthen, comfort, teach, and edify.<br \/>\nAll of these meanings could apply to how we believers should be interacting with one another regarding the faith.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Prayer:<\/strong><br \/>\nDear God,<br \/>\nI want to be an encourager in the faith. As I walk in your Spirit daily show me how I might encourage other believers in their faith.<br \/>\nI want to build others up in the faith through my actions and speech, so help me to know what to say and do in any given situation.<br \/>\nI want my daily behavior to model the scriptures found in 1 Thessalonians 5:12 thru 5:22.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/strong> Encourage<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Honor those who are your leaders in the Lord\u2019s work.<\/li>\n<li>Show great respect and wholehearted love.<\/li>\n<li>Live peacefully with each other&#8212;Warn those who are lazy.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage those who are timid.<\/li>\n<li>Take tender care of those who are weak&#8211;Be patient with everyone.<\/li>\n<li>See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people.<\/li>\n<li>Always be joyful&#8211;Never stop praying.<\/li>\n<li>Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God\u2019s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.<\/li>\n<li>Do not stifle the Holy Spirit&#8211;Do not scoff at prophecies.<\/li>\n<li>Test everything that is said&#8211;Hold on to what is good.<\/li>\n<li>Stay away from every kind of evil.<br \/>\n(Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:12&#8211;5:22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Scripture: So encourage each other and build each other up,&#8230;\u00a0 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Today&#8217;s Thought: In today&#8217;s verse we see Paul telling the believers at Thessalonia that they should be building one another up in the faith. 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