Lent: Exhort one another daily.

Read Hebrews 3:12-19.

But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end. Hebrews 3: 12-13.

Exhort is also translated “encourage” or “warn”.  I was thinking about the value of being an encourager or exhorter rather than participating in “the deceitfulness of sin.”

My friend Mark Hershman said the other day that he was tired of all the negativity in the business community right now. He said he had found some people having very good business right now in spite of the “worst” economy in our lifetimes. Mark said he’d decided to NOT participate in the negativity. I like that!

I encourage you to be an exhorter, an encourager, or even a warner. Be the person who sees the jar half full, not half empty. And I encourage you to point out to me every time you catch me doing the opposite.

 Exhort someone today!