Psalms 119:27 Make me to understand the way of Your Commandments, and I will speak of Your wonderful works.
Bible Reading for September 2 (ONPP)
I Thessalonians 4 – 5, Psalms 60
I Thessalonians 4:14 – Jesus said, “John 14:2c–3 I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, so that where I am, you may be also.”
I Thessalonians 4:16 – This resurrection is for the dead in Christ only. Others will be raised later.
I Thessalonians 4:17 – How else would one describe such an event except rapture.
I Thessalonians 5:1 – This chapter would be a good one to read a verse of every day for a year to keep us grounded in our faith and expectant in God’s fulfilment of His plan.
I Thessalonians 5:12–22, 16 commands
1. respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work.
2. Be at peace among yourselves.
3. admonish the idle
4. encourage the fainthearted
5. help the weak
6. be patient with them all
7. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil
8. always seek to do good to one another and to everyone
9. Rejoice always
10. pray without ceasing
11. give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you
12. Do not quench the Spirit
13. Do not despise prophecies
14. test everything
15. hold fast what is good
16. Abstain from every form of evil
I Thessalonians 5:14 – We do not give enough attention to this. We seem to be too prideful in our self to undergo a possible loss of relationship with those that are unruly. Also our pride has us feeling unprepared but supporting the weak is what we may have to do for ourselves because of that. Patience … I’mmm not sure I would want to learn that the hard way by waiting for patience but that I should rely on God to bring it about.
I Thessalonians 5:15 – Not an eye for an eye but (Matt 5:38–39) – Do not resist evil. But whoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
I Thessalonians 5:17 – Keeping your heart turned toward God so that the Spirit can bless you with the truth of the scripture.
I Thessalonians 5:19 – Keeping your heart open to God so that you may not miss the opportunity to give a testimony of Him.
I Thessalonians 5:21 – Be able to give a scriptural basis of your Hope and Test others claims by the scripture.
I Thessalonians 5:23 – This is an awesome command. Staying away from meat offered to idols, don’t be alone with a member of the opposite sex that is not your family (wife, mother, daughter,…), stay out of bars and brothels, always have open finances at church. …
I Thessalonians 5:23 – Paul’s prayer of them.
I Thessalonians 5:25 – Paul is asking the Thessalonians for comfort and edification in prayer.
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