[image: Purpose Driven Connection - Daily Devotional] March 14, 2009
Be a People-Builder<http://links.purposedriven.com/u.d?SYGtvDMOS0Sr6kW1B=23>
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: "In
response to all he has done for us, let us outdo each other in being helpful
and kind to each other and in doing good" (Hebrews 10:24 TLB).
There's a price tag for being a people-builder: It requires
unselfishness.
Why should we do it then? Because the Bible tells us to "Outdo each other in
being helpful and kind to each other and in doing good" (Hebrews 10:24 TLB).
At some point, the Romans confuse the word *cristos* with the word *crestos*.
*Cristos* means Christ; *Crestos*, in Latin, means kindness. In a roundabout
way, that confusion can teach us something: Christians should be the kindest
of all people.
I want to give you an objective: to be a people-builder for the rest of your
life. Begin by writing down the name of one person you want to help build
up, then stop and pray.
Ask God to show you that person's strengths. We always build on our
strengths, not on our weaknesses. Write down whatever strengths you've seen
in him or her in the past.
Then tell him or her, "I've been thinking about you because I really care
about you. I wanted to share with you—from my viewpoint—the strengths I see
in your life, because those strengths determine what God wants us to do in
our lives."
Imagine the impact you could have if you would commit yourself to being a
people-builder, if you determined to bring out the best in everyone within
your congregation. That's one of the purposes of the church: to help people
to grow and to become what God made them to be.
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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