Bible Challenge – 1 Thessalonians 4
This post is for the members of Bowling Green Christian Church who are journeying me this week through Haggai and 1 Thessalonians. I am including my thoughts here not as a proof or model but a primer – something to get you going in study. If you are looking for the introduction to this journey and need the Bible study instructions please click here.
Prayer – Lord as I come to this text I pray that I would be empty of myself. Forgive my sins, heal my thoughts and fill my with your Holy Spirit as I read you word.
Reading – 1 Thessalonians 4
Meditate/Memorize – After a time of contiued prayer and careful reading the verse that kept coming to mind was 1 Thessalonians 4:9:
“Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.”
What I love about this verse is that it gives perspective on the gospel – it’s about love. We don’t need someone to teach us about what’s important – we know and we know that it’s love. What we may need is someone to teach us how to love, that’s where it gets difficult.
Live It Out –
Lord help me to remember the simple message of the gospel – love. Show me how to love the people in my life that are difficult and those who I take for granted because they are familiar.-
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