1 Thessalonians 1 - 5.8.23

Scripture

1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭NLT

“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. We don’t need to tell them about it, for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.”

Observation

This is a letter to the church in Thessalonica from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. In it, they are encouraging the Thessalonians to continue to progress in their faith. Paul, Silas, and Timothy are so proud of them because despite the church’s persecution and suffering, they are still flourishing. Their strong commitment to Jesus, and their obedience to the Holy Spirit is a great example to all the believers in Greece (verse 7), and is evident with the way they live their lives (verse 8).

Application

We as Christians are all called to evangelize.

“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”-Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭

The church in Thessalonica were being commended by Paul because they were doing a great job with not only sharing the Good News about Jesus, but also showing them the love of Jesus by the way they lived their lives and interacted with others around them. As a result many others around them were able to hear the Good News, turn their lives to Jesus, and repent from their sinful ways. Now that my friends, is evangelism 101.

Am I living my life in a way that people are able to hear and see God’s love through me? Am I doing my part to influence my community with the Good News? 🤔

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Prayer

Father God, may You use me to be a light in my workplace, my community, and my family. May the words that come out of my mouth and my actions be honoring to You. May they point others to Jesus. I pray this in Jesus name, Amen. 🙏🏽

-Moses Gaddi