2 Thessalonians 1:1-12.
2 Thessalonians 1.1-12
From Paul, Silas, and Timothy.To the church in Thessalonica, the
people of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will
bless you with peace!
When Christ Returns
My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you,
because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing
all the time. That's why we brag about you to all of God's churches.
We tell them how patient you are and how you keep on having faith,
even though you are going through a lot of trouble and suffering. All
of this shows that God judges fairly and that he is making you fit to
share in his kingdom for which you are suffering. It is only right
for God to punish everyone who is causing you trouble, but he will
give you relief from your troubles. He will do the same for us, when
the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with his powerful angels and with a
flaming fire. Our Lord Jesus will punish anyone who doesn't know God
and won't obey his message. Their punishment will be eternal
destruction, and they will be kept far from the presence of our Lord
and his glorious strength. This will happen on that day when the Lord
returns to be praised and honored by all who have faith in him and
belong to him. This includes you, because you believed what we said.
God chose you, and we keep praying that God will make you worthy of
being his people. We pray for God's power to help you do all the good
things that you hope to do and that your faith makes you want to do.
Then, because God and our Lord Jesus Christ are so kind, you will
bring honor to the name of our Lord Jesus, and he will bring honor to
you."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
From Paul, Silas, and Timothy.To the church in Thessalonica, the
people of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will
bless you with peace!
When Christ Returns
My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you,
because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing
all the time. That's why we brag about you to all of God's churches.
We tell them how patient you are and how you keep on having faith,
even though you are going through a lot of trouble and suffering. All
of this shows that God judges fairly and that he is making you fit to
share in his kingdom for which you are suffering. It is only right
for God to punish everyone who is causing you trouble, but he will
give you relief from your troubles. He will do the same for us, when
the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with his powerful angels and with a
flaming fire. Our Lord Jesus will punish anyone who doesn't know God
and won't obey his message. Their punishment will be eternal
destruction, and they will be kept far from the presence of our Lord
and his glorious strength. This will happen on that day when the Lord
returns to be praised and honored by all who have faith in him and
belong to him. This includes you, because you believed what we said.
God chose you, and we keep praying that God will make you worthy of
being his people. We pray for God's power to help you do all the good
things that you hope to do and that your faith makes you want to do.
Then, because God and our Lord Jesus Christ are so kind, you will
bring honor to the name of our Lord Jesus, and he will bring honor to
you."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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