Do You Bring Great Joy To Someone?

Matthew 28; 1 Thessalonians 1; 1 Thessalonians 2; 1 Thessalonians 3
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Scripture

1 Thessalonians 3

9 How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God’s presence. 10 Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.

11 May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon. 12 And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. 13 May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen.

Observation

The church in Thessalonica brought great joy to Paul. They were living out their faith and had a strong testimony evidently with people everywhere. Paul was hearing about their faith from others.

His prayer for them is that God makes their love for others grow and overflow, just as his love overflows for them. When something overflows it splashes all over the place. It is a good prayer for us to pray for those Christ-followers in our lives. Pray that their lives overflow with God’s love.

Application

I want to have God’s love overflowing in my life splashing on those around me so I can bring great joy to them.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I pray that the love of those in our church grows and overflows and begins splashing everyone in our area. I pray that when people talk about our church it will be to talk about what a great love they have for those in our fellowship and such a great love for those in our community. Help us be that kind of church. Help me be that kind of person. Amen.

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