
Encouraging with God’s word
Editor’s note: We missed publishing this article by Jon last week. My bad. It deserves a good read and lots of sharing.
As we read the letters of the apostle Paul that we have we can get some insight into the love he had for other Christians as well as how he dealt with people. His first letter to the Christians in Thessalonica has many references to his feelings for them. Paul was only in Thessalonica a short time before he had to leave due to the uproar caused by the Jews (see Acts 17:1-10). You might think that his being there for such a short time would not allow him to establish strong relationships. His letter to them reveals otherwise.
“For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.” (1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 NIV) Continue reading “Encouraging with God’s word”