Tuesday, October 27 Let us consider one another . . . , encouraging one another, and all the more so as you see the day drawing near.​—Heb. 10:24, 25.

[Ella Mentry]

Tuesday, October 27

Let us consider one another . . . , encouraging one another, and all the more so as you see the day drawing near.—Heb. 10:24, 25.

 

News of faithfulness on the part of those we have helped in the past can be a real source of encouragement, as it was for the apostle John, who wrote: “No greater joy do I have than this: that I should hear that my children go on walking in the truth.” (3 John 4) Many pioneers can attest to how encouraging it is for them to learn that some of those they helped into the truth years ago are staying faithful and perhaps are even serving as pioneers. Simply reminding a discouraged pioneer of past joys can be a real source of comfort. Many circuit overseers have stated how encouraged they and their wives felt after receiving even a short note of gratitude for their visit to a congregation. The same can be true of elders, missionaries, pioneers, and Bethel family members who receive a word of appreciation for their faithful service. w18.04 23 ¶14-15