Fighting Together
God wants the people in the church to encourage each other to move away from sin and toward Christ.
The writer of Hebrews shows us this.
12 Watch out, brothers, so that there won't be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God. 13 But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today (My note: just in case you don't understand what daily means), so that none of you is hardened by sin's deception. 14 For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start. Hebrews 3:12-14.
He wants everyone in the church to not give up the fight. To struggle together so that we can continue to be more like Christ. Personally, the times I didn't have people I could tell where I was being tempted were the times when I gave into sin the most. It was once I opened up and allowed others to challenge and encourage in specific areas, I was able to find increasing victory over sin.
This is God's plan.
Is it risky? Yes. Will you have to be vulnerable? Yes. Will people let you down? At times. But the risk is too big not to open up. The risk to not do this is to continue to struggle in those areas we cannot touch by ourselves.
We are here to help in the battle, not tear down. Why? Because we are in a fight against sin. God designed this fight to be done together, and we need your help just as much you need ours.
