1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
The Thessalonians were worried that the day of the Lord had
come and gone and they had been left behind or it hadn't come and those who had
already died had missed out on the second coming. At any rate, what was lacking
in their faith was a confident hope that despite the doubts and fears about the end times their ultimate future was still secure. Sometimes a face to face
is the only way to restore confidence and so Paul prays day and night that he
might visit those for whom his love abounds. But he had other congregations
that demanded his attention and were not nearly as receptive and presumably not
as much fun and so it would take some time for his day and night prayer to be
answered. In the meantime he writes what is most likely the first letter of the
New Testament. To those in doubt he writes encouraging words for abounding love
and strengthened hearts that are a word for us as well. May you believe the
unbelievable that despite what you know about yourself you will be blameless
before the Lord Jesus and the cloud of witnesses that will accompany his
return.
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