Monday
01-19-2026
By: Brenda
Requested study
“Encouragement”
A Ministry of Hope, Truth, and Love
Encouragement is not just a kind gesture in the Christian life. It is a calling.
Scripture paints encouragement as something woven into the fabric of our faith, a way we reflect the heart of Jesus to one another. When we encourage, we lift weary hands, steady trembling hearts, and remind each other of the God who keeps His promises.
Encouragement is more than “cheering someone up.” It is strengthening someone’s faith. It is helping them see God again when their view has grown dim. It is walking beside them with honesty, compassion, and truth.
Read 1 Thessalonians 5:11-19
Paul begins with encouragement.
Because Jesus is returning and he tells them, we belong to the light and we should have hope. We should comfort, strengthen, console, and edify, building each other up.
He speaks of honoring their spiritual leaders. He says to warn the unruly, comfort the faint hearted, uphold the weak, and to be patient with all.
Paul calls for the believers to respond to hurt with goodness, not retaliation.
He says “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.”
(Not for everything but in everything)
He tells the church not to dismiss God’s Word, not to treat spiritual messages lightly, and not to harden their heart to truth.
This kind of environment is where encouragement thrives and where believers grow stronger.
Hebrews 3:13
but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
This daily encouragement protects us from discouragement, doubt, and drifting.
Hebrews 10:23-24
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.”
This encouragement points back to God’s faithfulness, and reflects the heart of Christ
Jesus comforting the broken, lifting the weary, and speaking truth with compassion.
Encouraging others means-
to speak with honesty and love, not flattery. It is truth spoken gently and it says, “I see your struggle, but I also see God’s strength in you.”
We can encourage through prayer for others and with others. Prayer is one of the most powerful forms of encouragement, because it reminds the discouraged that they are not alone and that God is near.
We do not have to be their hero but just help them look to the One who will never fail them.
And sometimes encouragement is a simple Scripture, a text, a hug, or a listening ear. Maybe it is a meal, a ride, helping with a chore, or simply sitting with someone in silence. Just be consistent, because encouragement is most powerful when it is not occasional but part of our lifestyle.
Encouragement also, strengthens our own faith. For when we remind others of God’s truth, we hear it again ourselves.
Encouragement helps us imitate Jesus.
Remember encouragement is a seed.
We may not see the harvest immediately, but God does something powerful with every word spoken in love.
Oh, how God loves us ❤️
Dear Father in heaven,
Thank You for calling us to be encouragers in a weary world.
Teach us to speak truth with gentleness, to lift others with compassion, and to point every heart back to You.
Fill our mouths with words that strengthen faith and our hands with actions that reflect Your love.
Make us sensitive to those who are struggling, and give us courage to step in with hope.
Shape us into people who build up, not tear down, who comfort, not criticize,
who reflect You in every conversation.
May our encouragement become a ministry that brings life, healing, and renewed trust in You and Your Word.
In Your Son’s precious name, Amen.
Have a blessed day
God loves you ❤️
and so do I ❤️