DAY 24 - Build one another up

 DAY 24 - Build one another up

1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 - For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,  who died for us, that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.  Therefore encourage one another, and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

Same verse as yesterday with a different “one another” command.

Still in the midst of scripture dealing with death and heart ache - the “build one another up command” seems to indicate that it is a full-time job getting ready for the day that trials arrive.

It seems this is something we do daily by remembering and discussing the material we used to build up each other. The building material is the knowledge that we are no longer destined for wrath…we are delivered from deserved eternal punishment and ushered into eternal blessing by the sacrifice of Christ.

A marathon runner is motivated by the possible exaltation of winning the race…we are motivated by the assured victory over our greatest enemy death.  This isn’t something we think about only right before or during the battle…but we build up each other daily…you don’t lift weights the day of the game you do it daily for months to gain strength before game day.

Spiritual strength is the same…. We are to be each other’s Strength Coach…. Discussing daily the blessing of redemption and the joy of being loved by God….with this knowledge we “build up” in each other a confidence and a faith that will not be shaken when we face adversity.