A Cue from Paul: Faith and Love - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Thessalonians 1:3,

"We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing."

Paul expresses his thankfulness to God for the ever-increasing faith and love of the fellowship in Thessalonica. He points out their faith is growing more and more and their love for one another is increasing. This fellowship was on the move!

I note he didn't commend them for having built a big church building. He doesn't mention they developed great vestments for the leaders, a liturgy for the services or that they sang all the right songs. In fact, he doesn't acknowledge them for having the "right" church government that guided the fellowship.

He was thankful to God for their ever-increasing faith and love.

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with these other things, but maybe sometimes we get focused on things that don't necessarily lead to building up faith and love within the fellowship.

Maybe Paul has a cue here for us. A good reminder for me.

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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