We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly. 3 As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
are we faithful in our work? are our deeds loving? do we have enduring hope?
I would like to say yes to all of these things.. and I imagine that SOME of the time it would be true.. but surely not all the time... I am still a work in progress... but still progressing!
4 We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people. 5 For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. 6 So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. 7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece—throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.
an example to all believers because they continue in joy despite their severe suffering... I would like to say that is true of me.. LOL! but we all know that sometimes I get a little panic stricken... a little fearful... a little run down... but I know that today I am much better than I was in the past! and for that I am thankful... having the spirit in power... I think we are all supposed to have the spirit... yet do we pick Him up every day? or do we get the day started on our own without asking to be filled with the spirit of God... and do we realize that we have the same power in us that the apostles had... I have a hard one with that.. I am just regular... what power could I have.... yet the bible says it is true...
8 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, 9 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. 10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.
I am so thankful to be rescued from the terrors of the coming judgement... so thankful that Jesus was willing to give His life for mine and yours... I pray that when people see me that they see the Christ in me.. not me... I pray that daily I become more christ-like... there is a song called make me invisible... says I want to be invisible so they can't see me just Christ shining out from me...
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