1st Thessalonians 1-5
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These chapters are SUPER short. Read 'em now with the BIBLE READER to the right of this post or at http://www.biblegateway.com/.
People are faced with choices. Big surprise, right? Duhhhh. But I often question myself, and wonder "Why am I doing the right thing here?" "What's promoting me to do the RIGHT thing?"
Sometimes people don't understand that, even though people on earth might not see the wrong we do, God DOES. He sees everything. I mean yeah, He understands that we sin from time to time, but the simple choices we make every day... we can do the right thing or wrong thing.
We can respond to things positively or negatively. And even though sometimes we REALLY want to do the best thing for us in the moment, today's scripture reminded me that God rewards us in much bigger ways if we try and do things right. The little intro to Thessalonians my Bible talked about rewards for the right choices.
In the moment, it might seem like the weak decision. But God prides us in doing His will, and we WILL be awarded for it later-- in HEAVEN!
Think about that when you need to make decisions. Plan for the long term, because even though it might not make a difference to you, it does to Him.
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.
1st Thessalonians 4:16-18
Peace out.
NO ONE IS WATCHING...?
These chapters are SUPER short. Read 'em now with the BIBLE READER to the right of this post or at http://www.biblegateway.com/.
People are faced with choices. Big surprise, right? Duhhhh. But I often question myself, and wonder "Why am I doing the right thing here?" "What's promoting me to do the RIGHT thing?"
Sometimes people don't understand that, even though people on earth might not see the wrong we do, God DOES. He sees everything. I mean yeah, He understands that we sin from time to time, but the simple choices we make every day... we can do the right thing or wrong thing.
We can respond to things positively or negatively. And even though sometimes we REALLY want to do the best thing for us in the moment, today's scripture reminded me that God rewards us in much bigger ways if we try and do things right. The little intro to Thessalonians my Bible talked about rewards for the right choices.
In the moment, it might seem like the weak decision. But God prides us in doing His will, and we WILL be awarded for it later-- in HEAVEN!
Think about that when you need to make decisions. Plan for the long term, because even though it might not make a difference to you, it does to Him.
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.
1st Thessalonians 4:16-18
Peace out.
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