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Words of Life
No 1, 2023, North Queensland
2 Thessalonians 2:13
This verse in some Bibles is titled, ‘the comfort of the believer in the day of the Lord’. The day of the Lord’s return is one step closer each time the sun rises, which should cause us to consider what manner of preparation we are undertaking.
Apostle Peter asked the same question. 2 Peter 3:11, “Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness.”
The thread in both Peter’s message and Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians is the ‘Word of God’. Peter encourages us to use this word in our lives so that we have ‘holy conversations’ in our preparation. Paul underlines the need to hear the gospel truth (v14) as a calling first and then respond by believing in it. 2 Thessalonians 2:14 “Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Belief of the truth (Word of God) and sanctification of the spirit, according to Apostle Paul, allows salvation for our soul. With the comfort of this knowledge and the confidence of faith in its surety, we can then journey calmly to the Lord’s return without fear.
2 Thessalonians 3:5, “And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.”