1 Thess 1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
This group of believers in Christ were examples for others in their turning from idols unto the Lord and a changed life. (We noted that on Monday.) Their desire for the Word of God. (Tuesday) They were also examples as they endured hardships, trials, and temptations staying faithful to Christ.
1 Thess 3:7-8 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our […]
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1 Thess 1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
1 Thess 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
1 Thess 2:13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the […] -
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1 Thess 1:7-8 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
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The Apostle Paul under inspiration of the Holy Spirit holds up the church at Thessalonica as an example for other believers and other churches […] -
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1 Sam 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
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The answer for David when he was greatly distressed was to encourage himself in the Lord. O how easy it is to get discouraged, depressed and distressed today as we face the trials of life and we […] -
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1 Sam 30:1-6 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned […] -
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Ex 16:1-4 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died […] -
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Ps 40:1-5 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is that man that maketh […] -
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Ps 103:1-3 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
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How easy it is to forget. Just a moment ago I was reminded by my wife of something that needs to be done this morning and I had forgotten about it. It will get done but I […] -
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Judg 16:6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
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I wonder when I read of Samson if he had forgotten where his “Great strength lieth”. It most certainly was not in his long hair or even in his nazarite vow of which his long hair was a sign. The strength of Samson was in the Lord but he had walked away from […] -
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Prov 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
One thing freedom does or should do is bring safety. In our nation today that has changed and one hardly feels safe anymore with the defunding of our police and the wave of violence we see. We have people in office who promote these things and have no desire to change them. Not so with our freedom in Christ. Not only […]