How you doin? Between fasting and dealing with this conference, I'm very distracted this morning. These chapters in 1 Thessalonians are very short as well. The purpose of this book is to strengthen the Thessalonians in their faith. I'm guessing it's not a coincidence that we are reading this right now. 1 Thessalonians 3 today.
Verses 11-13, "Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord direct our way to you;12 and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you; 13 so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints." This is quite a prayer. These are some thoughts and prayers I need in my heart and mind. I take rejection so personally. It's a temptation that I struggle with. Applying the principles of the Bible on this subject is difficult for me. 1 Samuel 8:7, "The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them." This could easily head down a huge bunny trail. There is a ton on rejection in the Bible. It's a high ranked demon. Verses 12 and 13 today will be in my mind and serve as comfort. The temptation to allow this to get too big is strong. I find it leaking into other areas. This demon attacks my self worth. I know that God is good and that He is pleased with me. I know that Jesus is establishing my heart without blame in holiness before God. That's a good word. "Abound in love for one another, and for all people" today.
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