Luke 22:32 "...Strengthen Your Brethren."

 

                 To strengthen your brethren means to build one another up.  We are told this in Hebrews. 

3:13.    Which comes from the Greek word parakaleo, meaning to call near, invite, invoke, (by 

imploration, exhortation, or consultation) beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, exhort, 

(given) exhortation, entreat, pray.

                According to Thayer's it is to call to one's side, call for summon, indicating the purpose.  

Which may be done in a way of exhortation, entreaty, comfort, instruction.  A good example of this 

is what I hear that one of the brothers in the church does daily that I go to when he sends out the 

scriptures through text to certain individual's phones.  This type of thing strengthens the brethren.

               The way we exhort one another today is done differently than in times past.  In times past they

would live in tribal communes and things would be done afoot.  Today it is all done by phone, e-mail, 

or social media, as well as other electronic devices.  Strengthening our brethren has only gotten easier.

The thing that has gotten harder is personal evangelism in the world.  This can be done only if you let 

your light shine while strengthening your brethren.

Paul D. Eccles