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Wednesday... This is a great reminder!


1 Thessalonians 4:9 (MSG), "Regarding life together and getting along with each other, you don't need me to tell you what to do. You're God-taught in these matters. Just love one another!"

Wednesday... This is a great reminder!

As I mentioned on Monday, I had Covid. I'm doing great now. Now, we as Christians needed this reminder back during the first Covid. We as Christ followers really did need a reminder back then and we are also having some problems now and we also need this reminder.

Now the Apostle Paul wrote this letter to the church in Thessalonica and he also wrote this reminder to us. In 1 Thessalonians 4:9 (MSG) he writes," Regarding life together and getting along with each other, you don't need me to tell you what to do. You're God-taught in these matters. Just love one another!"


I'm afraid that politics has gotten in our way. If we are Conservative or Liberal it seems it is more important than if we are a Christ follower so we need to be reminded of what God has taught us in these matters and in verse 10b he says, "Keep it up; get better and better at it."

Now the Amplified Bible translates verse 9 this way, "Now concerning brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write you, for you have been [personally] taught by God to love one another [that is, to have an unselfish concern for others and to do things for their benefit." Christian families need to be reminded of this. Churches filled with Christ followers need to be reminded of this.

Jesus himself said in John 13:34 (NLT), "So now I am giving you a new commandment; Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love one another." And verse 35 is such an important reminder for us, "Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciple." That's what Jesus said.

Now verses 10b-12 (MSG) says, "Keep it up; get better and better at it. Stay calm, mind your own business; do your own job. You've heard all this from us before, but a reminder never hurts. We want you living in a way that will command the respect of others, not lying around sponging off friends."

The New Living Translation says verses 11-12 this way, "Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others."

It is interesting that Paul after this section starts talking about those who die in Christ. And the last verse of this chapter (MSG) says, "And then there will be one huge family reunion with the Master. So reassure one another with these words." The NLT, "So encourage each other with these words."

Yes we do need a reminder of that huge family reunion. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


 



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