“We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Thessalonians 2-3
So this is Paul, Silas, and Timothy writing to the church of the Thessalonians. What would they write to the Christian church today, I wonder? Age old question, and not really the point of this post.
I'm in love with the way this passage shows what a beautifully constructed piece of literature the Bible is. I love it. I just love it very much.
I’ve been pondering on the idea of “work produced by faith, labor prompted by love, and endurance inspired by hope.”
When we have faith in what we are working for, we work at it with all of our hearts.
When our lives are consumed by love we are eager to labor tirelessly; spreading that love, sharing that love, and increasing that love.
Only through hope in Christ am I able to really endure the struggles of my life. Only knowing that this world is not all that there is for me keeps me going.
What a beautiful passage. Agreed?
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