Instruct Another

I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another. ~ Romans 15:14

We are called to help each other out, to be relational beings and good to each other.  There is no room to let each other fall and flounder through this life alone.  It is our job to be kind, good and helpful to our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.  Paul was convinced that the Roman Christians had a good grasp on their faith and was instructing them to help each other out.  We need to be doing the same thing today.  Paul was encouraging these believers to continue the good work of being reputable and helpful.  In today’s world of self-reliance, gender confusion and living for one’s self (just to name a few lies) we would do well to lovingly keep each other accountable and to be generous and helpful to our brothers and sisters in Christ so that we may encourage each other to keep up the good fight.  What would our world see if all believers treated each other with unconditional love and goodness?  Our light would be so bright that the world would have to take notice and many would be attracted to Christ.  We live in a world of discord and discouragement, but we could and should be the kindness that Paul saw in the Roman Christians.  We need to dive into the word of God, ask Him for His wisdom and show His love to this broken world by first taking care of fellow believers.  The church and God’s family cannot grow without us being kind, in God’s word and able to instruct and help others to live a godly life.  No, we are not perfect; we are a work in progress; we will, and do mess up, but if we try to live a moral life pleasing to God filled with love and encouragement, our churches, families, work places, communities and world would change.  May our hearts be softened to each other and may we help each other grow in faith for the glory of God.  Spiritual growth through knowledge and encouragement for ourselves and others should be the business we are about.  To listen with an open heart of love and to instruct each other with God’s word is one of the greatest blessings we can give each other.  No one needs superficial kindness; they need love and encouragement grounded in God’s word.  Building each other up in godly wisdom is priceless. ~ Amen