Alexander Solzhenitsyn spent part of his life in a Soviet Siberian prison. At one point he was so physically weak and discouraged that he hoped for death. The hard labor, terrible conditions, and inhumane treatment had taken their toll. He knew the guards would beat him severely and probably kill him if he stopped working. So he planned to expedite his death by simply stopping his work and leaning on his shovel. But when he stopped, a fellow Christian reached over with his shovel and quickly drew a cross at the feet of Solzhenitsyn, then erased it before a guard could see it. He would later record that his entire being was energized by that little reminder of the hope and courage we find in Christ. He found the strength to continue because a fellow believer cared enough to remind him of our hope.

            Please consider today, how important you are, as an encourager to your brothers and sisters in Christ. Many people around you, are in the pits of discouragement. They need you to be a messenger of the hope, which is ours in Jesus Christ. Brighten someone’s life with the message of hope in Christ, today.

Bro. Jerry