Good Morning Friends,
“But we ought always to thank God for you,
brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be
saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of
our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings
we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. May our Lord Jesus
Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us
eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you
in every good deed and word.” (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17)
God has done so much for you. God loves you and
has proven His love beyond doubt. He saved you -- even though there wasn’t much
worth saving in you -- you didn’t deserve it. God caused the Spirit to work in
your life long before you turned toward Him. The Holy Spirit was convicting
you, softening your heart, drawing you to the Lord until you responded to Him. God
sent someone to you to share the gospel with you. It was no accident that
person came into your life and shared Christ with you, it was the plan and work
of God Himself. God loves you!
Stand firm. It won’t always be easy to be a
Christian. Not everyone will understand you. Not everyone will appreciate you. Satan
will send powerful temptations, designed to attack your weaknesses. Stand firm
-- because God loves you and has done so much for you.
Hold on to His teachings. Others will ignore
and reject them. Some will reject you because you hold to them. Sometimes God’s
teachings will seem to fly in the face of what you want to do. There will be
forces that will try to pull you away from them. Hold on -- because God loves
you and has done so much for you.
When you need to be encouraged, remember this
-- God loves you!
His, by Grace, Steve
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