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2015 Day 135 – 1 Thessalonians 5

15 Friday May 2015

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God is faithful and in turn can help us be faithful back to Him. When God asks anything of us he does not expect us to accomplish it alone. As Paul finished up this first letter to the Thessalonians, he reminds them of God’s faithfulness to them. In 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Paul says, The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. God is able to do great things with or without us. But when we allow God to work through us, we are blessed to be a part of His will and it’s eternal impact.

2015 Day 134 – 1 Thessalonians 4

14 Thursday May 2015

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God calls us to live in community and to help each other as much as possible. But He also calls us to be self-sufficient and to live a life worthy of Him. In 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 Paul talks about how we should live our lives to win the respect of others and how accomplish this, 11 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you. 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. In the end, God calls us to live quiet lives that allow the Holy Spirit to not only work in us, but through us as well. When we get so busy with our own agenda, we miss the Holy Spirit’s leading and all God has planned for our lives.

2015 Day 133 – 1 Thessalonians 3

13 Wednesday May 2015

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Faith is contagious and we can be encourage by the faith of both seasoned and new believers alike; especially in the heat of battle. In 1 Thessalonians 3:7 Paul says to this relatively young group of believers, Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we are encouraged about you because of your faith. Watching young or new believers act faithfully to God is powerful to watch. We can see God’s hand working in them in a raw and tangible way. When we see it, we are reenergized and remember what it was like to be new in the faith and how much it changed us. Let us not forget what it was like to be changed and renewed by God. There is much work to be done and God can continue to work in us. None of us is perfect and will never be perfect, but in an authentic relationship with God, we can become more like Him each day if we are willing to be influenced by Him.

2015 Day 132 – 1 Thessalonians 2

12 Tuesday May 2015

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In today’s reading, Paul urges the Thessalonian church as he would a father to his children. In the middle of 1 Thessalonians 2:12 he says “…urging you to live lives worthy of God…” We are to be a reflection of Christ; not because it is required for salvation, but because we are God’s children. Just as a child wants to be called worthy of their parents, and don’t want to embarrass their family, we are to be the same in our relationship with God. We are to conduct ourselves in a way that is pleasing to our Heavenly Father.

2015 Day 131 – 1 Thessalonians 1

11 Monday May 2015

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In this first letter to the Thessalonian church, Paul is addressing a relatively new church of believers, having only been established two to three years earlier. These believers were remote from the epicenter of the Christian faith, and they were doing the best they could with the knowledge they had. In addition, they were also being persecuted for their faith. Paul wrote this letter to encourage and to strengthen the Thessalonian Christians in their faith. And, as with the message in the rest of the Bible, this letter is timeless for all of us. We may not be struggling with the same issues as this early church, but we all face struggles and need encouragement from time to time. Sometimes we are the encouragers and sometimes we are the ones needing encouragement. In either case, God and His strength are at the center of it all.

2015 Day 129 – Acts 18

09 Saturday May 2015

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One of the most important ways to stay strong in our journey as believers is through community. When Paul was in Corinth, the Lord reminded him of this in Acts 18:9-10, 9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in the city.” This is a great reminder to us of the importance of community and relationship with others as we live our lives as believers. We are there to pray and encourage one another and to remind each other that God is with us through it all. If you are not part of a community group through your church or on your own, let me encourage you to find one. There is nothing more valuable than walking with other like minded and loving people.

2015 Day 128 – Acts 17

08 Friday May 2015

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In today’s reading, we are back in the book of Acts, and we find Paul speaking with the Greek Philosophers in Athens. Many of these people somehow managed to make a living spending their day talking about new ideas (good work if you can get it). As Paul is speaking with these philosophers, he takes the opportunity to use something he finds in Greek worship to point to the one true God. Acts 17:22 says, 22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens!” I see that in every way you are religious. 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with the inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you. Too often we expect non-believers to come to a relationship with God by finding their own way. The reality is God meets them where they are. We are called to help them find their way. God can use any circumstance and any scenario for His glory and to bring people into relationship with Him. There is nothing so un-sacred that He cannot use it for good.

2015 Day 127 – Galatians 6

07 Thursday May 2015

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The world wants us to be arrogant about our accomplishments. We are supposed to measure our success against the accomplishments of others. But the only true measurement is that of our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul, in this final chapter of this book, says in Galatians 6:14, May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. The only thing that should matter to us is our relationship with Christ and how that affects our lives and service to Him. The less the interests of this world matters to us the better off we are.

2015 Day 126 – Galatians 5

06 Wednesday May 2015

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God is interested in every aspect of our lives, not just the spiritual part. When we submit every aspect to the Holy Spirit’s guidance, then we are guided by His power and wisdom. Galatians 5:25, Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the guide for our life saved by Christ. Let us keep in step with His guidance and live a life worthy of His sacrifice. Our value comes from Christ and Christ alone. Don’t let anyone else determine your value and standards for your life.

2015 Day 125 – Galatians 4

05 Tuesday May 2015

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Under Roman law, and adopted son was guaranteed all legal rights of his father’s estate. He was not treated as a second class child, even if he was born a slave. In Galatians 4:7 Paul talks about this in reference to our relationship with God when we accept the gift of salvation through Christ’s sacrifice, So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir. Likewise, as adopted children of God, we share all the rights as heirs of the Kingdom of God. We have a full identity as His children. Let us all try to remember this as we live our lives; we are children of the King.