On Team Jesus

I start every day with God, reading daily devotions from Our Daily Bread. Today’s devotion is titled “On the Same Team.” Xochitl Dixon wrote this devotion. The scripture reading is from 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11, 16–18 with the key verse, “Encourage one another and build each other up.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11. My beloved children, grandchildren, cousins, nephews, brothers, and sisters in Christ; for all I write, I first pray to God to guide my words to serve as spiritual food and guidance. I desire God to be my sole source of writing. All the credit goes to God, not me. I am his humble servant. I thank God that He led me to use Our Daily Bread Ministries as my inspiration for comments and witness.

Today our country is divided along political, ethnic, religious, and racial lines. The elections have divided us more. I have a Twitter account. One thing I like doing is praying for others. A person wanted prayers for a family member. I research that he was a strong Trump supporter. The Holy Spirit led me to tell him that even though we have opposite political views, we are brothers and sisters in the family of Christ. I proceeded to pray for him.

We can dismiss any temptations to compete out of jealousy, insecurity, fear, or envy. Instead, we can “encourage one another and build each other up” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). I attended a church that had an AWANA program but no Commander. I wanted to stepped-in to fill that vacancy, but I was reluctant because I felt someone from the church or program should come forth. I was encouraged by the AWANA leaders to take the position. As the Commander, I encourage my leaders to continue to grow spiritually. My leaders continue to help the children they lead to growing spiritually.

Reflect:

Who has encouraged you while serving on the same team? How can you encourage someone who serves alongside you?

Prayer:

Jesus, please give me opportunities today to encourage someone who serves with me.

My Prayer for Us:

Jesus, please give us opportunities today to encourage someone who serves with us.

Our Daily bread Ministries (2020/12/08) On the Same Team, Xochitl Dixon, retrieved from www.odb.org 08/12/2020 On the Same Team.