Today's Good News

JAN. 31 – ROMANS 12:10

1/31            ROMANS 12:10

10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.

BE

Be real.

Be kind.

Genuinely care for your friends.

Let the light of Jesus shine through the things you do. 

JAN. 30 – COL. 3:13

1/30            COLOSSIANS 3:13

13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

KIND

The call is for us to be kind to one another. 

Overlook faults.

Forgive those who offend you.

Remember, Jesus forgave your eternal debt of sin.

Love one another. 

Make sure you care for others. 

JAN. 29 – 1 COR. 15:33

1/29            1 CORINTHIANS 15:33

33 Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.”

AVOID

Avoid evil, wicked people.

Avoid foolish people.

You can’t fix evil, wicked or foolish people. 

Make sure who your friends are. 

Friends of a feather flock together. 

Make sure you run with the good crowd. 

JAN. 28 – PROV. 12:26

1/28            PROVERBS 12:26

26 The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray.

TRUTH

Tell the truth.

Do not mislead your friends.

The Word calls us to give good advice to our friends. 

Make new friends.

Give them good advice. 

Take your own advice and treat others as friends. 

JAN. 27 – PROV. 27:9

1/27            PROVERBS 27:9

9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.

WORD

We speak kind words to our friends.

We look forward to visiting and fellowshipping with friends. 

How good it would be if we made more friends. 

Be a friend to have friends. 

JAN. 26 – ECC. 4:10

1/26            ECCLESIASTES 4:10

10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.

LIFE

Life was not meant to be lived alone.

Go along and get along.

Help others and in time of need you will get the help you need. 

Life is a balance. 

Time with God-time with friends-time in solitude. 

This builds value for yourself and for others. 

JAN. 25 – JOHN 15:13

1/25            JOHN 15:13

13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

COUNT

Count the cost of self-centeredness.

Value others.

You will build value for yourself. 

JAN. 24 – LUKE 16:9

1/24            LUKE 16:9

9 Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your earthly possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.

NOW

Care for other’s needs.

Be a servant.

Help others.

Honor your friends.

Honor people.

You will reap honor. 

JAN. 23 – PROV. 17:17

1/23            PROVERBS 17:17

17 A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.

FRIEND

We need a friend.

To have a friend, be a friend. 

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Serve others. 

Pray for others.

Be a good friend.

You will have friends. 

JAN. 22 – GAL. 6:8

1/22            GALATIANS 6:8

8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

REAP

Build your life so that your harvest will be great.

Ignore others, hate and live a self-centered life the harvest will be nothing. 

It is no wonder that so many in America are living broken lives. 

The harvest of self-centeredness is pain and desolation.