Consider one another

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, - Hebrews 10v24

I have met a number of Christians though the years that seem to have lost the plot when it comes to the local assembly of believers. It seems to hold only a small place in people’s lives. If there is nothing else going on they might have time for other believers in the local assembly.

This verse and the one following stress the importance of ‘each other.’ Part of the reason God puts us in a local assembly is to think about each other and stir each other up to live and good works. Love and good works do not come naturally. They are really tough to stir up on your own. All by yourself you get discouraged and disheartened. Loneliness in the work is very difficult to handle.

We really do need each other. I need someone to stir me up. I need to stir others up. The easiest thing is to sit back and do nothing, but that is not God’s will.

Might we be dedicated to consider each other first, and in so doing provoke, incite, and stir each other up to love and good works. Without that encouragement we are liable to grow cold and indifferent.