Weekly Devotional- Week 14, 2006 -- Strengthen Each Other

 

Scripture: "As iron sharpens iron, so people can improve each other."

  - Proverbs 27:17 NCV

 

 

Application: This is a powerful scripture.  Think about its meaning. Do you find it is true with you and your friends? We are shaped by those who we come in contact with throughout our lives.  We encounter people daily and those encounters can either have positives effects or negative effects on us.  If we surround ourselves with positive influences, we are more likely to be shaped positively.  How do you influence your friends? Are you a positive influence or a negative one? Form relationships that will form a strong foundation for your life, so that in times of trouble you will be able to withstand the storm.

 

Quote: Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.

   - Mark (Samuel Longhorne Clemens) Twain 1835-1910

 

Prayer: Dear God, help me be an example of your love to those who see me, and that I may see examples of your love in others.  Amen