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 the boat. At
any rate what was lacking in their faith was a confident hope that despite their
present circumstances of wondering when the day would come their 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, like the Corinthians who were
not nearly as receptive and 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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