Welcome to this daily encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

David Roper wrote today's devotion, and he titled it, Well Done.

The school, where my son Brian coaches football, lost the state title game in a hard-fought battle.

Their opponent was undefeated over the past two years.

I sent Brian a text to commiserate with him and received a terse reply. Kids battled.

No coach shamed the players after the game. No one shouted at them for their mishaps or bad

decisions along the way. No, the coaches showered the young

players with praise for what could be praised. Along the same vein, it's good to know that

believers in Jesus will not hear harsh words of condemnation from him. When Christ comes, and we

stand before him, he won't shame us. He'll see what we've done as we followed him. When Christ comes and we stand before him, he won't shame us. He'll see what we've done as we

followed him. I think he'll say something like, you battled, well done. In 2 Timothy chapter 4,

the Apostle Paul testified that he fought the good fight and looked forward to being welcomed by God.

Life is a relentless struggle with a fierce, unyielding foe devoted to our destruction.

He will resist every effort we make to be like Jesus and to love others.

There will be a few good wins and some heartbreaking losses. God knows, but there will be no

eternal condemnation for those in Jesus. If we stand before him in the merits of God's son,

each one will receive his praise from God.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from 2 Timothy chapter 4 verses 1 through 8.

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead,

and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge.

Preach the word. Be prepared in season and out of season. Correct, rebuke, and encourage,

with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up

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