“Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: so that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come…”
{1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 KJV}
The Thessalonian believers were young in Faith, yet their lives rang Loudly with The Gospel of ~JESUS~ Christ of Nazareth. The Apostle Paul thanks ~GOD~ not for what they claimed, but for what their Faith openly produced for [ALL] to see. Their Works of Faith, Labor of Love, and Patience of Hope were on public display throughout their daily lives. Real Faith Always Moves, Real Love Always Serves, and Real Hope Always Endures…
Their Faith, Trust, and Belief in ~JESUS~ was Unmistakable and Undeniable. They Repented and turned to The True ~GOD~ in Heaven from false idols here on earth. Not halfway, Not secretly, but Completely and Publicly. They embraced Christ even in affliction, and yet their hearts were filled with Joy of The Holy Ghost. That Joy wasn’t based upon comfort; it was Rooted in Assurance…
So Powerful was their Testimony that The Word of The Lord “SOUNDED OUT” from them. They didn’t need a platform or a pulpit to preach from because their Transformed Lives became a Living Example of The Gospel. All of this came from The–One–Great–Hope in waiting for ~GOD’s~ Only Begotten Son from Heaven, ~JESUS~ Christ of Nazareth, who was Raised from the dead and Delivers His followers from the wrath to come…
This passage of scripture reminds us that Christianity is [NOT] merely believing in the right Biblical things, but it’s Actively Living a Changed Life that Reflects the teachings of The Holy Bible while waiting and watching with Great Anticipation for our Lord and Savior’s Glorious–Triumphant–Return!!!
Prayer:
Father ~JESUS~,
Lord—I thank You for Your Free Gift of Pardon, Grace, and Peace by Your Finished Works on The Cross at Calvary…
Please help my Faith [NOT] to be just empty words, but instead Heavenly Works through Obedience to Your Sovereign Authority…
Teach me to Live and Love Sacrificially in ways that cost me something, and to endure hardship with Hope as I wait for Your Return from Heaven…
Turn my heart and mind fully from each and every false idol here in this wicked–sinful–world, and set my Life apart from Non–Believers to Serve and Glorify You and Only You, The One–And–Only–True–Living–Loving–Holy ~GOD~…
May my Testimony Sound Out, Not for My glory, but for ~YOUR’S~…
I rejoice in the Fact that You have Delivered [ALL] of Your Believers and Followers from the wrath to come, and I Trust in Your Promised Return with Confidence and Great Joy…
In Your Precious–Holy–And–Most Powerful–Name ~JESUS~, Amen…
✝️MARANATHA✝️
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