God’s Justice Will Prevail (2 Thess. 1:4-10)
Life may not be fair, but eternity is. You may love God with all your heart and serve Him with all your strength, suffering a little along the way, with full assurance that you’ve made the right choice. “For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name” (Heb. 6:1).
Life without Safety Goggles
“In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.” (Judges 17:6, NIV) I opened the sports page this morning and saw that the Houston Astros won the American League Divisional Series, sweeping the Cleveland Indians. That wasn’t what caught my attention. It was the accompanying photo. The photo showed a typical […]
God’s Good Plan for You (1 Thess. 5:9-10)
God knew that there would be ups and downs. You mess up; others mess you up; and the world you walk around in is all messed up. But He has never doubted that it will all turn out well for you.
What Are the Commands of Jesus? (1 Thess. 4:1-3)
If we really want to please Jesus, and He tells us the things that please Him, you’d think we’d want to take note of those things. But, in all the time I’ve spent in the New Testament, I’d never thought about the specific commands “through the Lord Jesus.”
Light of the World
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” (Isaiah 5:20, NIV) It would be easy to forget that Isaiah said that in the 8th century BC – he could be describing us today. We’ve lost […]
Who Do You Need to Check On? (1 Thess. 3:1-6)
Who do you need to check on or to check in with? Who do you need to reach out to? It made a difference to Paul and to the Thessalonians. It could make a difference to you and to the ones you reconnect with.
