In my last post, I talked about using new contexts like Facebook – and indeed all contexts – as opportunities to share Christ with others.  Here I want to suggest that we should also use new contexts – indeed all contexts – as opportunities to encourage one another in our faith – to spur each other on to love and good deeds.

This of course is the purpose of this blog.  And Facebook gives us another wonderful opportunity to encourage other Christians.  Rather than writing mindless comments on our “walls”, we can write things designed to encourage other Christians.  We can apply Paul’s words about our speech to our writing –

“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” – Ephesians 4:29

Most recently, I have been writing a verse on my “wall” each day.  Our church is reading through the Old Testament, so I put a verse on my “wall” that is part of the daily reading.  Of course all my other “friends” see the verse too.  Other ideas are to just write about what Christ is doing in your life, something Christ is teaching you, something you have been thinking about related to Christ, a meaningful point from Sunday’s sermon, an answered prayer request, something you want to praise God for….  The possibilities are as endless.

Of course as we write these things, we can not only encourage other Christians, but we are sharing Christ – and what he means to us – with any non-Christian “friends” we have.  We just need to write about Christ in our lives and we will be encouraging Christians and telling non-Christians about Jesus at the same time.

And then let’s take this idea into the other contexts of our lives.  Talk, write, and e-mail about Jesus.  Use every opportunity to build up our brothers and sisters in Christ – and share Christ with others – for the glory of God!