In Word or Deed

"Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing."
I Thessalonians 5:11 (NKJV)

The Apostle Paul exhorted the Thessalonians to continue "just as you are doing." What are you doing to support your neighbor; your fellow Christian?

Are any among you hurting, sick or in need of encouragement?
If the way you are treating them is anything other than a loving and positive response to Paul's directive to comfort and edify, can you honestly say "...whatever you do in word or deed, [you] do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him" (Colossians 3:17 NKJV)?

Heavenly Father, show us where and how to extend the love of Christ to our brothers and sisters. Give us eyes to see the pain we inadvertently cause when we continue to focus on, or judge, their past instead of celebrating their mercy-filled present with you. May Your will be done, In Jesus' Name, Amen.