"And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." (Heb. 10:24-25)

Some time ago, Paul Harvey reported of a 73-year old man who had been pinned beneath his farm tractor for four days and nights in driving rain and a terrible storm. Concerned friends went to see about him just in time. He survived the ordeal, but lost a leg below the knee. Several newspapers picked up on the story and centered on the amazing fact that a 73-year old man could live after being pinned beneath a tractor for four days and nights in such bad weather.

What is even more amazing about this news report is the reason his friends were compelled to check on him. One fellow said it best: "He missed worship services on Wednesday night!" That's all? Yes! He was always so faithful in attendance that simply missing one worship service caused his brethren to check on him. Not only should the older brother be commended for His faithfulness, but his brethren need to also be praised for their genuine concern for their brother.