This book about the acts of the apostles is phenomenal, In fact it is probably my 2nd favorite book of the Bible, first being Ephesians.
But God spoke tonight.
Verses 22 and 23 go. strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said. Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each churc hand, with prayer and fasting committed them to the Lord in whom they had put their trust.
There is alot to be thought about in these 2 verses. The beginning is about being strengthened by each other. This relates to the verse, "As iron sharpens iron." This is what man is designed to do. Help each other grow in the Lord, to be a stone that makes another man stronger in the word, and in the Lord. A community of growth would happen if this is how people viewed friendships.
Actually, as I want to say more about these verses, I'm ending here.
Because somehting just clicked in my head.
A new challenge, that i definately felt from God.
How can you (me, anyone reading this) view each friendship you have as a chance of God to sharped you through them, and GOd to sharpen them through you?
This is another challenge this week.
Look at your friendships. See how they sharpen or dull you? and how do u sharpen or dull them?
ANd how can u improve this?
the final challenge is Doing it. Go make each encounter with a person a chance to be sharpened!
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