Meditations on 1 Thessalonians
June 9, 2021
The Faith of the Thessalonian Believers
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
Read: 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10
Paul writes that everywhere he went, people were telling him about the Thessalonians’ faith in God. What a witness for their church! I have had similar experiences. When we were in Florida, a neighboring church had begun a new outreach to the youth in their community. News of the ministry spread beyond their church and their denomination. When I was in a neighboring city, I heard people praising God for what was happening in that church. Later, when I visited that church, I was able to tell them that news of their faithfulness had spread throughout their region. When we moved to North Carolina, as we made acquaintances, we would inquire about local churches. Over and over again, we heard about the good words a particular church was doing in the community. That church has been our home now for nine years.
Paul noted the faith of the Thessalonians had brought them severe suffering because of the idolatry through the worship of many, many gods, as well as the Roman Ruler, which was commonplace in that region. Even so, the Thessalonian church was holding firm in their faith as they looked forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. (v.10)
My Takeaway: I believe this passage should give us pause to reflect on what message about our church is being spread through our 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.
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