The Word of the Lord is Ringing Out

October 18, 2016

The Word of the Lord is Ringing Out

And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

Thessalonica was located approximately 200 miles north of Athens and the church was founded by Paul during his missionary trip that is described in Acts 16 & 17. Idolatry through the worship of many, many gods, as well as the Roman Ruler, was commonplace in Greece. It is a testimony to the power of the Holy Spirit’s witness that the Thessalonians accepted Jesus as their Lord and worshiped only God the Father Almighty. (The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Romans 8:16)

Paul writes that everywhere he went people were telling him about the Thessalonians faith in God. What a witness for their church! I had a similar experience. A church had begun a new outreach to the youth in their community. News of the ministry spread beyond their church and their denomination. I was in a neighboring city and heard people praising God for what was happening in that church. When I visited that church, I was able to tell them that news of their faithfulness had spread throughout the region.

What message about your church is being spread through your city and region?

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

Publications by Alex M. Knight:

·        Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

·        The second edition of  First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

·        Meditations on The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ has been released as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

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