May the Word Work in Us

 Meditations on 1 Thessalonians

June 14, 2021

May the Word Work in Us

And this word continues to work in you who believe.

1 Thessalonians 2:13b

Read: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16

Three things caught my attention in this passage. First, Paul connects the persecution for their faith the Thessalonians were suffering to the persecution of the Christians in Jerusalem. God’s New Community of Believers isn’t just a particular congregation in a particular place and time. We are participants in God’s New Community of Believers with all the followers of Jesus in our city, county, state, nation, and in all the world, in this present age, and in all of the ages dating back to the Day of Pentecost.

Next, Paul believed the oppression of the Jews by the Romans in Israel was a judgement by God against their unfaithfulness. Jesus had pointed to this judgement prior to his crucifixion. (see Luke 21)

My Takeaway: The third thing was God’s word continuing to work in the lives of the Thessalonians. This is a continuing theme for Paul as he stated in Philippians 1:6 and 2:13. This is a continuing theme in my life as well. How about yours?   

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.

 

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