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Alert Circles Bible in a Year: Lamentations 3–5 Hebrews :19–39 Encourage one another and build each other up. 1 Thessalonians 5: Hebrews :19–25 African gazelles instinctively form “alert circles” while resting on the savannah. They gather in groups with each animal facing outward in a slightly different direction. This enables them to scan the horizon a full 360 degrees and to communicate about approaching dangers or opportunities. Instead of looking out only for themselves, the members of the group take care of one another. This is also God’s wisdom for followers of Jesus. The Bible encourages us, “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together” (Hebrews :24–25). Christians were never intended to go it alone, explains the writer of Hebrews. Together we are stronger. We’re able to “[encourage] one another” (v. 25), to “comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God” (2 Corinthians 1:4), and to help each other stay alert to the efforts of our enemy the devil, “prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8. The goal of our care for each other is so much more than survival. It’s to make us like Jesus: loving and effective servants of God in this world—people together look forward confidently to the hope of His coming kingdom. All of us need encouragement, and God will help us help each other as together we draw near to Him in love. Reflect & Pray How do you receive strength and help from other believers? can you encourage with God’s love? Thank You for Your faithfulness, loving God. Please help me to encourage others to look forward to You today! 
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When we were raising our children, our church was a big part of our family life, the fellowship and encouragement among our family there was priceless. But there was still a part of me that was not community orientated, but very aloneness with God. It was like the community was good, but my relationship with God was my private world. Perhaps it is because all my life, I have felt like it was me against the world, and now it is me and God. I do appreciate the prayer group in face book, and the daily snacks of the Word that you post, but I still have a hard time being comfortable in a community or herd mentality type setting. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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