[image: Purpose Driven Connection - Daily Devotional] March 11, 2009
Jesus Challenged People<http://links.purposedriven.com/u.d?DYGtvFRRouyr6kJM=3>
by Rick Warren
In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses the Bible passages
that inspire him the most. Today's Devotional is based on this passage: "We
should consider the good of our neighbor and build up his character" (Romans
15:2).
You can be a homebuilder, bodybuilder, reputation-builder, or a
retirement-nest-egg-builder, but none of those things will last. There is
something, though, you can put your efforts into now that will last forever.
You can be a people-builder.
The Bible encourages us to do just that in Romans 15:2, where it says, "We
should consider the good of our neighbor and build up his character."
How do you build your people? The key is kindness—giving people what they
need, not what they deserve. When you consider the way Jesus built people
up, he did three things—challenged, encouraged, and spoke honestly.
Today, we'll look at how Jesus challenged people to be all God made them to
be. The Apostle Paul echoes this teaching, in Ephesians 4:1, when he says,
"I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received."
His point is, "Don't waste your life!"
Challenge your family and friends to live beyond themselves and to discover
their strengths and abilities. God has given each of us some special
abilities, and he wants us to use them to help each other. We're to pass on
to others God's many kinds of blessings.
We all need somebody who will help us discover our gifts and who will
challenge us to develop, strengthen, and use them. You can play a critical
role in this way by helping the ones you love to discover their strengths
and abilities, and then challenging them to use them.
And, help them understand how special their gifts are—that we will all miss
out on a blessing if they don't use the gifts God has given them. It's like
a singer who never sings; we miss out on the blessing that would come from
hearing the voice. We are meant to be a blessing to others.
Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest,
Calif., one of America’s largest and best-known churches. In addition, Rick
is author of the New York Times bestseller The Purpose Driven Life and The
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