2025-09-21 IAM: Encouraged One Another (Idol 11/20)

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I AM worth it.
Because everything good is eventually — only! — found in Me.

MIC Check

Today’s Most Important Challenge is…

  • Receiving and sharing
  • The Christlike grace
  • Of fully seeing
  • Those who unsee me

Immanuel Approach Memo

Continued from Gets to Go First

I am… ambushed.

My friends
Totally reject
The invitation of Jesus
To let me cut their hearts out

They gaslight me
Evade me
Try to control me

They degenerate
Into squabbling
Accusations
Manipulation
Blame

I have no idea
What I am supposed to do

I look for Jesus.

He is there
In their midst

He says:

“Be encouraged!
This is what fear sounds like
When it is leaving their body

He lifts up His hands.

I see the scars

He says:

“Faithful indeed
Are the wounds of a friend
Because this is how…”

“We save those we love!”

To be continued

Reflection

I feel…

  • Hurt
  • Grief
  • Pain
  • Him

Scripture

The Israelites got up the next morning and encamped near Gibeah. The men of Israel took up battle positions against the Benjamites at Gibeah, but the Benjamites rushed out of the city, and slaughtered twenty-two thousand Israelites.
The men of Israel encouraged one another and resumed their battle positions where they had lined up the first day. The Israelites wept before Yahweh until evening, and they inquired of Yahweh, “Should we go out again to battle with our brothers the Benjamites?” And Yahweh answered, “Yes, go back into the battle!
The next day, the Israelites advanced toward the Benjamites. When Benjamin marched out from Gibeah to engage them, they struck down another eighteen thousand Israelite swordsmen.‬‬

‭‭Judges‬ ‭20‬:‭19‬-‭25‬ ‭TPT

Inspired by Courage to Conquer

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