Stand Firm in the Faith

Our Love for God

Loving God, Trusting Christ

Hold Fast to God's Love
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 The Message

13-14 Meanwhile, we’ve got our hands full continually thanking God for you, our good friends—so loved by God! God picked you out as his from the very start. Think of it: included in God’s original plan of salvation by the bond of faith in the living truth. This is the life of the Spirit he invited you to through the Message we delivered, in which you get in on the glory of our Master, Jesus Christ.
15-17 So, friends, take a firm stand, feet on the ground and head high. Keep a tight grip on what you were taught, whether in personal conversation or by our letter. May Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of unending help and confidence, put a fresh heart in you, invigorate your work, enliven your speech.

For Reflection

There are times when we seem to be over-run by those who would sow the seeds of disruption, chaos, turbulence, and turmoil in the name of God. In times like these, when love is displaced by hate, it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the truth from falsity.

In his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul warns of becoming seduced by the rhetoric of hate, animosity, and fear. He counsels us to stand on the truth of Christ, that in the gift of love we are freed to love and trust in the promise of God.

Displace your alarm with courage and the confidence shown in the life of Christ.

Pray

Pray so that you can develop a more trusting relationship with the Living God.  Pray so that you will have the courage to see beyond the fabricated chaos into the will of God.
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