Devotional – Responsibility

Devotional

Big picture Strong Christians help to make us want to be better Christians.

• The teaching verse means just like being responsible for our tools and making them better & sharper, we are responsible to other Christians to help each other be better & sharper.
• Q: Do any of you have a knife that is yours? Do you know how to sharpen it? If you didn’t before hopefully today, you learned how!
• “Iron sharpeners” are Strong Christians who help others want to be better Christians.
• I bet you know some iron sharpeners in your life?
• I bet there are many “iron sharpeners” in your life: Your Family, your teachers, your friends, even your heritage, can teach you to be a better/stronger Christian.
• Our verse teaches "one ... sharpens another". It's not just others sharpening you, you can sharpen others.
• Now, speaking about you, being a responsible “iron sharpener”:
  • It’s Important!
  • It’s Taking care of your duties.
  • It’s you Answering for your actions.
  • It’s Accountability.
  • It’s Trustworthiness.
  • It’s A core value for living honorably.
  • It’s Being accountable for your behavior.
  • It’s Being dependable when you have things to do.
• Others are watching you. They trust you and learn from you by what you do, not what you say.
• God’s word makes us stronger so we can be great “iron sharpeners.”
• Heroes of the Bible all have this in common, they made those around them better/sharper.
• Remember: Strong Christians help to make us want to be better Christians. Be an Iron Sharpener for somebody!