Wednesday
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 & 13-17
2 When our Lord Jesus returns, we will be gathered up to meet him. So I ask you, my friends, 2 not to be easily upset or disturbed by people who claim that the Lord[a] has already come. They may say that they heard this directly from the Holy Spirit, or from someone else, or even that they read it in one of our letters. 3 But don’t be fooled! People will rebel against God. Then before the Lord returns, the wicked[b] one who is doomed to be destroyed will appear. 4 He will brag and oppose everything that is holy or sacred. He will even sit in God’s temple and claim to be God. 5 Don’t you remember that I told you this while I was still with you?
13 My friends, the Lord loves you, and it is only natural for us to thank God for you. God chose you to be the first ones to be saved.[a] His Spirit made you holy, and you put your faith in the truth. 14 God used our preaching as his way of inviting you to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 My friends, that’s why you must remain faithful and follow closely what we taught you in person and by our letters.
16 God our Father loves us. He is kind and has given us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope. We pray that our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father 17 will encourage you and help you always to do and say the right thing.
Footnotes:
2.13 God chose you to be the first ones to be saved: Some manuscripts have “From the beginning God chose you to be saved.”
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
13 My friends, the Lord loves you, and it is only natural for us to thank God for you. God chose you to be the first ones to be saved.[a] His Spirit made you holy, and you put your faith in the truth. 14 God used our preaching as his way of inviting you to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 My friends, that’s why you must remain faithful and follow closely what we taught you in person and by our letters.
16 God our Father loves us. He is kind and has given us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope. We pray that our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father 17 will encourage you and help you always to do and say the right thing.
Footnotes:
2.13 God chose you to be the first ones to be saved: Some manuscripts have “From the beginning God chose you to be saved.”
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
Think
In Paul's time as in our time people made extravagant claims about the promised return of Jesus. I think Paul is reminding us not to be taken in by some people's scary words but to wait faithfully because the day of the Lord will be good.
Pray
16 God our Father loves us. He is kind and has given us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope. We pray that our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father 17 will encourage you and help you always to do and say the right thing.
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NOTICE...
Sorry for the glitch - Read Think Prays have been sporadic. I'm just getting finished with my Thesis and doing some Exams at the moment and get distracted. If you don't get the mail please let me know - or click the link below to download the original documents.
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