Day 184 NT 1 Thessalonians C1-3; May The Holy Spirit Create in Us an Evangelist like Paul & Timothy!

I pray that we are able to extract the inspiration from these Scriptures and ask The Holy Spirit to create in us the Evangelical abilities of Paul and Timothy along with the faith of the Thessalonians…

...being mindful before God our Father of your work of faith, and labor, and charity, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. We know brethren, beloved of God, how you were chosen. For our gospel was not delivered to you in word only, but in power also, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much fullness… And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in great tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit…

May we be mindful of the Power and Joy of The Holy Spirit with humbleness and gratitude…

…and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God…

For from you the word of the Lord has been spread abroad, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has gone forth…

May we turn completely away from the idols and sin in our lives to serve the living and true God in every place in the world where our faith in God leads us…

…we had confidence in our God to preach to you the gospel of God amid much anxiety.

But as approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak not as pleasing man, but God, who proves out hearts.

God is witness, nor have we sought glory from men, neither from you not from others.

May we preach amid much anxiety to please God and not to please man or seek glory from man. Strengthen our heart dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Therefore we too give thanks to God without ceasing, because when you heard and received from us the word of God, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the Word of God, who works in you who have believed.

May we preach without ceasing, not as the word of man, but as it truly is, the Word of God.

But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short time, in sight, not in heart… but Satan hindered us… Yes, you are our glory and joy.

…we sent Timothy, our brother and a servant of God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and comfort you in your faith, lest any should be shaken by these tribulations… we should suffer tribulations, as also it has come to pass, and you know.

I sent in order to know your faith, lest perhaps, the Tempter might have tempted you, and our labor might come to naught.

May Satan not hinder us, may we not be shaken by the trials and tribulations of our human life

For this I pray to GOD: Our Father, The Holy Spirit, and Jesus… Amen. Al-le-lu-ia!

Read and inspired by the New Testament, The Epistle of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians, Chapters 1-3; May The Holy Spirit Create in Us an Evangelist like Paul & Timothy!

Bible Notes:

Saint Paul, having heard of the persecution of the Christians at Thessalonica, wrote this letter to console them. He assures them of his love, even though he is unable to come to them, and urges them to practice chasity, charity, and industry, reminding them of the second coming of Christ.

First Thessalonians Chapter 1: Greeting; Paul Offers Thanks to God for the Faith of the Thessalonians.

Greeting:

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace.

Paul Offers Thanks to God for the Faith of the Thessalonians:

…being mindful before God our Father of your work of faith, and labor, and charity, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. We know brethren, beloved of God, how you were chosen. For our gospel was not delivered to you in word only, but in power also, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much fullness.

…And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in great tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit…

For from you the word of the Lord has been spread abroad, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has gone forth…

…and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God…

 

First Thessalonians Chapter 2: His Mission Among the Thessalonians; God and They are His Witnesses; Thanksgiving for Their Constancy; Paul’s Desire to Return to Them.

His Mission Among the Thessalonians:

…know that our coming among you was not in vain…

…we had confidence in our God to preach to you the gospel of God amid much anxiety.

But as approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak not as pleasing man, but God, who proves out hearts.

God is witness, nor have we sought glory from men, neither from you not from others.

Although, as the apostles of Christ we could have claimed a position of honor among you… so in our love for you would gladly have imparted to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls; because you had become most dear to us.

God and They are His Witnesses:

We worked night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you while we preached the gospel of God. You are witnesses and God also, how holy and just and blameless was our conduct towards you who have believed… acting towards you as a father towards his children, declaring to you that you should walk worthily of God, who called you unto his kingdom and glory.

Thanksgiving for Their Constancy:

Therefore we too give thanks to God without ceasing, because when you heard and received from us the word of God, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the Word of God, who works in you who have believed.

For you, brethren, have become imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, in that you also have suffered the same things from your own countryman as they have have from the Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have persecuted us.

They are displeasing to God, and are hostile to all men, because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles, that they may be saved. Thus they are always filling up the measure of their sins, for the wrath of God has come upon them to the utmost.

Paul’s Desire to Return to Them:

But we, brehtren, being bereaved of you for a short time, in sight, not in heart… but Satan hindered us… Yes, you are our glory and joy.

 

First Thessalonians Chapter 3: Timothy Sent in His Place; Paul’s Joy Over Timothy’s News; A Prayer for Paul’s Return to Them.

Timothy Sent in His Place:

…we sent Timothy, our brother and a servant of God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and comfort you in your faith, lest any should be shaken by these tribulations… we should suffer tribulations, as also it has come to pass, and you know.

I sent in order to know your faith, lest perhaps, the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor might come to naught.

Paul’s Joy Over Timothy’s News:

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has made known to us your faith and charity… we have accordingly found comfort in you, brethren, amid all our trials and tribulations, on account of your faith; because now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. For what thanks can we return to God for you for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God? Night and day we pray more and more that we may see you again, and may supply those things that are lacking in your faith.

A Prayer for Paul’s Return to Them:

May God our Father and our Lord Jesus direct our way unto you. And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in charity towards one another, and towards all men just as we do towards you, that he may strengthen your hearts, blameless in holiness before God our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen.