Today's encouragement comes from 1 Thessalonians 3:6b, 10a, 11, where we collate parts of these three verses:
“ . . . [you] long to see us, as we long to see you/ . . . as we pray . . . that we may see you face to face/ . . . Now may our God . . . direct our way toyou . . . ” (ESV)
Observe how intensely the Thessalonian Christians wanted to see Paul; and (especially) how ardently Paul wanted to see the Thessalonians. The saints of Christ’s church love one another; and they want to be in each other’s pres-ence. And why? Largely, to mutually-encourage one another (see vv. 10b & 13).
This kind of affection is most lovely, tender, secure, holy, pure, and bold. This is heaven on earth; and it is experienced only by those who love Jesus and the people who make up His struggling yet beautiful church.
[Puritan quote of the day: "He who has God to be his God is so well content-ed with His condition that he does not much care whether he has anything else.” —Thomas Watson, in, "The Art of Divine Contentment"]
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Observe how intensely the Thessalonian Christians wanted to see Paul; and (especially) how ardently Paul wanted to see the Thessalonians. The saints of Christ’s church love one another; and they want to be in each other’s pres-ence. And why? Largely, to mutually-encourage one another (see vv. 10b & 13).
This kind of affection is most lovely, tender, secure, holy, pure, and bold. This is heaven on earth; and it is experienced only by those who love Jesus and the people who make up His struggling yet beautiful church.
[Puritan quote of the day: "He who has God to be his God is so well content-ed with His condition that he does not much care whether he has anything else.” —Thomas Watson, in, "The Art of Divine Contentment"]
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