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CHEERING EACH OTHER ON -HEBREWS 10:19-25**************************************

A MILE FROM THE FINISH LINE OF THE LONDON MARATHON, THOUSANDS OF ONLOOKERS HOLDING SIGNS LINED THE ROUTE. WHEN SPECTATORS SPOTTED A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND COMING INTO VIEW, THEY SHOUTED THE PERSON'S NAME WAVED AND YELLED ENCOURAGEMENT. "JUST A LITTLE FARTHER! KEEP GOING! YOUR ALMOST THERE."

AFTER RUNNING 25 MILES, MANY COMPETITORS WERE BARELY WALKING AND READY TO QUIT. IT WAS AMAZNG TO WATCH EXHAUSTED RUNNERS BRIGHTEN AND PICK UP THE PACE WHEN THEY SAW SOMEONE THEY KNEW OR HEARD THEIR NAME CALLED OUT.

ENCOURAGEMENT! WE ALL NEED IT, ESPECIALLY IN OUR WALK OF FAITH. THE BOOK OF HEBREWS 10:24-25 TELLS US TO KEEP URGING EACH OTHER ON. "LET US CONSIDER ONE ANOTHER IN ORDER TO STIR UP LOVE AND GOOD WORKS, NOT FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLING OF OURSELVES TOGETHER..........BUT EXHORTING ONE ANOTHER, AND SO MUCH THE MORE AS YOU SEE THE DAY APPROACHING.

THE NEW TESTAMENT IS FILLED WITH THE CERTAINTY THAT CHRIST WILL RETURN SOON. "THE LORD IS AT HAND" (PHIL. 4:5). "THE COMING OF THE LORD IS AT HAND" JAMES 5:8 AND REVELATION 22:12 TELLS US "BEHOLD, I AM COMING QUICKLY.

AS WE "SEE THE DAY APPROACHING," LET'S KEEP CHEERING EACH OTHER ON IN THE TRUTH. "KEEP GOING! YOU'RE ALMOST THERE! THE FINISH LINE IS IN SIGHT.

HELP ME, LORD, TO REASURE AND STRENGTHEN
OTHERS BY THE WORDS I SPEAK TODAY;
I WOULD ALWAYS TRY TO BE AFFIRMING,
AS OUR PATHWAYS CROSS ALONG LIFE'S WAY.

EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO GIVE, YOU CAN GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT. GOD BLESS YOU AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY**************
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