(Guest opinion) Pastor Ed Woofter: Why do we need encouragement?

(Guest opinion) Pastor Ed Woofter: Why do we need encouragement?

“Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called ‘Today,’ so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.” (Heb. 3:13) Yesterday I received a kind note of encouragement from my wife. It was only about three sentences long, but the Lord used it to stir some much-needed strength in my soul. Receiving the note led me to open my Bible and dig around to see what the Lord says to us about encouragement. As I read passage after passage…