“But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.”
Hebrews 3:13
Like taking a daily vitamin, we all need regular encouragement to thrive and avoid spiritual malnourishment. The writer of Hebrews prescribes daily exhortation as the preventative medicine that combats hardening of the heart.
Sin’s deceit, disappointments, and the strain of everyday life tend to harden our hearts over time if left unchecked. Ongoing encouragement provides the antidote to this gradual petrifaction. It softens and revives weary souls.
As believers, we have the privilege and responsibility to spur each other on daily through uplifting words, texts, notes, or other expressions of care. This daily vitamin of encouragement fortifies us to persevere.
Medicine We All Need
The command to encourage one another daily suggests we all need this regular spiritual medicine. No one is so strong that they can thrive without it.
Like a nourishing meal, encouragement is most effective when given consistently. Daily exhortation provides steady nourishment that sustains us through all seasons and situations. It should be part of the regular rhythm of Christian life together.
Extend and receive daily encouragement with humility, recognizing our shared dependence on God’s grace and the gifts of others. We all need this sustaining medicine.
Guard Against Hardening
A good dose of daily encouragement is essential because of the sobering effects of unchallenged sin. Sin subtly hardens hearts over time through layers of rationalization and self-justification.
Regular exhortation disrupts sin’s gradual numbing and callousing of our conscience. It shakes us from complacency and stirs us to repent and pursue holiness again. Together we must help guard against hardening.
Ongoing encouragement make us tender and responsive to the conviction and guidance of God’s Spirit within. Let us walk in the freedom and fullness of pliable hearts.
Encouragement for the Journey
As believers, we are exhorted, comforted, and cautioned so that we might finish the race strong. This ongoing encouragement equips us to withstand adversities and keep believing God’s promises.
We have only “Today” to spur each other onward through word and deed. Let’s be diligent to provide the daily encouragement that nourishes perseverance and guards against despair.
The day is coming when faith will be sight. Until then, we push on, sharing grace for the journey.
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