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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, March 30, 2025
Today's Passage : Today's Passage: The Shape Of Steadfastness Bible Verse:2 Thessalonians 1:4 "So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure" Message:
In tribute to perseverance, Winston Churchill, a two-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said, “The nose of the bulldog is slanted backward so he can continue to breathe without letting go.”
The church in Thessalonica had the tenacity of the bulldog as far as faith was concerned. Taught by Apostle Paul and his ministerial companions, this church was well grounded in the doctrines of Christ. In today’s Bible text, the apostle acknowledged their flourishing growth in the faith and their abounding mutual love, for which they felt bound to thank God. The faith and patience of this church shone brilliantly in the face of much persecution at the hands of the Jews and their countrymen. As such, they became a model of what God’s grace can do when effectively communicated to sincere and faithful hearts.
Paul and his fellow missionaries heard good testimonies from different places about the outstanding growth and steadfastness of the brethren in Thessalonica. They boasted of this church to believers in other locations. It is most gratifying to know, as believers, that our spiritual state gives encouragement, joy, and fulfilment to those who have laboured over us. This can only happen when we humbly embrace the grace of God as we apply our minds to the authentic word of God. We cannot hope to enjoy the Christian life or muster sufficient strength to withstand the slightest persecution when we rebel against our spiritual mentors and live in clear violation of God’s word.
It is clear from today’s text that a significant motivation for the perseverance of the Thessalonian Christians was the expectation of the second coming of Christ. If so, for them, it ought to be more for present-day Christians because the end is now nearer. It is dangerous to remain lukewarm, worldly-minded, or careless at this crucial hour. Will you, this moment, focus your mind and, through sincere prayer, appropriate the grace of God for a triumphant Christian life?
Meditation : Prayer : Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. |
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