BIBLE MEDITATION:
“O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in Thee.” Psalm 25:20
DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
You may be saved today, and yet you are feeling incredibly lonely. Let me give you a practical pointer for overcoming your loneliness. Quit dwelling on it. Reach out and try to help someone who is lonely. Luke 6:38 promises that when we give, it shall be given to us. There is a locked-in likeness to what we give. It is the law of the harvest. If you want friendship, you must show yourself friendly (see Proverbs 18:24). Why don’t you keep a stack of cards and a pen handy to write a little note of encouragement to a shut-in? Get a prayer list and intercede for others. Travel around the world by means of prayer. Jack Hyles, a great preacher, said, “There is no life so empty as a self-centered life and there is no life so centered as a self-emptied life.” As you pour out yourself to others, the Holy Spirit will continually pour Himself into you.
ACTION POINT:
This week do one of these things each day: 1) Write someone an encouraging note; 2) Do something nice for one of your neighbors or coworkers; 3) Pray for five people who are lost that God would save them; 4) Send an ecard to a loved one; 5) Call a new friend and ask how you can pray for him or her; 6) Give a friend a hug; 7) Tell a stranger that you hope he or she has a blessed day.
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