James Duff June 7th 2015 ~ Be Encouraged!

Isaiah 65:23-2423 They will not labour in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the Lord, they and their descendants with them. 24 Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.It is vital for us to encourage each other as followers of Jesus. This week I was encouraged when Malcolm shared the above scripture with me. It touched me deeply and I was able to share it with members of the Elvira Oikos. Just have another read of it now: Your labour is not in vain; He hears and answers all your prayers; He loves you. Please take the time to read and contemplate the following quotes and be encouraged in your faith today.“Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.” ~ J.I.Packer“You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom“Truth is so obscured nowadays and lies so well established that unless we love the truth we shall never recognize it.” ~ Blaise Pascal“To have found God and still pursue him is the soul’s paradox of love, scorned indeed by the too easily satisfied religionist, but justified in happy experience by the children of the burning heart.” ~ A.W.Tozer“If you can’t feed one hundred people then feed just one.” ~ Mother Teresa“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” ~ C.S.Lewis“If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for him.” ~ C.T.Studd“Just going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.” ~ G.K. Chesterton“Years are not needed for true repentance, and not days but only an instant.” ~ St. Ambrose of Optina“As the sun can be seen only by its own light, so Christ can be known only by His own Spirit.” ~ Robert LeightonLet us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” ~ Hebrews 10:25.Ask the Holy Spirit this week to encourage you in your faith in the Lord Jesus and then share His encouragement with others.Be encouraged! (i.e. strengthen your heart)James