Be proud of your endurance and faithfulness in all your hardship and suffering
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When people thinks of endurance and suffering , there usually a negative felling attached, a sadness of being a victim and the weak. The justice of God is only a smooth comfort.
But for Paul and Thessalonians, the endurance was attached with faithfulness. They were persecuted because of their faith in the lord. They suffered to live the lives to honor the lord. They endured to accomplish the good things their faith promoted them to do.
And God is just. In his justice, he will reward those who suffer for his kingdom, and will pay back those who persecute you. God is kind. In his grace, he will give you the power to live the life worthy of his call and accomplish all the good things your faith promote you to do.
What is attached to your endurance and suffering? Is it the sadness of being a victim, or the faithfulness in the God?
Paul said to the Thessalonians,"We proudly tell God’s other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering. "
May your endurance and faithfulness in your hardship makes yourself proud, makes Paul proud , and makes the Lord proud!
God blesses
Bible verses,
We proudly tell God’s other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering. And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering. In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you. 2 Thessalonians 1:4-6 NLT
So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 NLT
