In Job 2:11-13, his three friends hear about all the evil that has befallen him. They meet together and set out to Job's house. When they first saw him, they couldn't believe it was him! They went to him immediately. They wept, tore their clothes, and sprinkled dust on their heads for him. They sat on the ground with Job for 7 days and 7 nights.
His friends started off by supporting him, but soon they stopped, and they said some terrible things about Job. It's almost like a guy who walks up to his friends and shares with them how incompetent he feels at work, and then they agree. Or like when a man tells his wife about some difficult situations at work, and the wife's response is that she hates his job.
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." Hebrews 10:24-25
How are those responses supposed to stir up love? How are they supposed to encourage?
Until the end of time, we are supposed to have each other's backs, and encourage each other! We should not say things that will only make the other person feel worse. When someone is in a tough situation, they don't need someone to put them down, they are doing that themselves! They need a touch of Jesus, and if we are the ambassadors for Christ that we claim to be, then we need to give His encouragement and love. Be the kind of person who will lift up the arms of another when that person is too tired. Be someone who will bring thoughts of love, good works, renewed faith, and encouragement to the table. Be the encourager.
---Joy
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