Sunday's Coming

Good morning from Branson, Mo.

The sun is shining at last and looks like a beautiful day or two in store.

I pray all is well with you.

God has been using us and a lot of exciting things are going on. The free health clinic is taking shape. The ministry is going great as people come to church and God touches their hearts. We visit every day with many different people as God shows us where He is at work and we join Him there.

I encourage you to keep us in your prayers.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on,

Don

Magic Penny

This devotional was written by Kelly McFadden

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.—1 Thessalonians 5:11

Do you remember the song about the Magic Penny? Here are the first two verses to refresh your memory:
Love is something if you give it away,

Give it away, give it away.

Love is something if you give it away,

You end up having more.
It's just like a magic penny,

Hold it tight and you won't have any.

Lend it, spend it, and you'll have so many

They'll roll all over the floor.

(Song written by Malvina Reynolds)

One way to give love away to others is by encouraging them. Since we are made in the image of God, we all possess some of God’s great qualities. So even if we are not always kind, or always honest, or always selfless, and so on, there are times when each of us displays those qualities (even if it is just for a moment!). When we encourage others, we have opportunity to move them closer to God’s design for them when we recognize God’s wonderful traits in that person.

Sometimes we don’t encourage others for a variety of reasons. Perhaps we are too busy and self-absorbed. Or, perhaps pride and jealousy keep us from affirming others, or maybe we are afraid of being misunderstood. When we withhold encouragement, we can actually become agents of discouragement to others. When we withhold encouragement, we withhold love.
When we encourage and show love, it is just like the magic penny. When we hold it close, we have none. When we give it away, it comes back tenfold.
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