Bible Reading: II Thessalonians 1
Key
Verse: Verse 3 – “We are bound to thank God always
for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your
faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every
one of you all toward each other aboundeth;”
Key Words: We are bound to thank God always for you
I
know that there are those who can make serving the Lord burdensome; still
others can be downright difficult to get along with. The Lord tells us about all these ornery
ones. He calls them backbiters,
talebearers, jealous ones, ones full of envy, malcontents, and the list goes on
and on. But in spite of all of those who
get their joy out of being our thorns in the flesh, our heavenly sandpaper,
there are still those God brings our way who bring great joy and blessing into
our lives.
In the
eighteenth century in Wales, a young man named William Williams graduated from
medical school, but quickly changed his profession from medical to
ministry. God called Williams into
full-time evangelism. He said, “I
remember when I announced that God had called me out of medicine into
evangelism, there were those who belittled me, scoffed at me, mocked me,
scorned me. I became somewhat
discouraged, but I found along the way many others who were a tremendous
blessing.”
During his
forty-three years in evangelism, Williams traveled over 95,000 miles, would
preach to crowds ranging in number from a dozen or so to crowds larger than
60,000. What a blessing most of these
people were!
During his
ministry, he said, “I was robbed, mobbed, and brutally beaten, talked about,
put down, run down, and even ran out of some towns. But I must say that those who abused me were
far less than those who uplifted me; and it’s for those who encouraged me, I
thank my God for them.”
And so should we all!!!
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Thank God for those who encouraged you to keep serving God.
✞ Pray for
those who abandon you and misuse you.
✞
Always be
right – righteousness will ultimately prevail.
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