Verse of the Day 8/5

Through the Bible - Psalms 77-79, Romans 8

 

Good morning,

Our Pastor Fil's message last weekend was titled "What is God's Will".  One of the passages that he referenced was 1 Thessalonians 5:10-18 where we will go for today's verse.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (Amplified Bible) Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].
 

The verse encourages and challenges to "thank God in everything".  But to see what everything means and encompasses, and for more details on what that "will of God" is, we need to back up and go through the verses. 

 

Backing up to verse 10, we are told to:

 

Share His life,

Encourage -admonish and exhort one another 

Edify - strengthen and build up one another

Get to know your leaders

Be at peace with ourselves and each other

Admonish - warn and seriously advise one another

Support the weak souls - the fragile

Be very patient with one another

Aim to show kindness to all

Seek to do good

Be happy

Be prayerful

And yes be thankful.

 

As Christians we may spend a lot of time trying to figure out what the will of God is for our lives.  We attend classes and seminars to "find" our spiritual gifts.  These can be well and good.  But if we'd spend more of our time applying what God has revealed "His will" to be in this passage, (above) we'd probably have to spend less time searching for our gifts, they'd be revealed in our lives as we are doing these things.

 

Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me.
Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.
Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me.

 

Blessings,
Mike
mikevw@bellsouth.net
mikesvotd.blogspot.com

1 Thessalonians 5:10-19 (Amplified Bible)

¹⁰Who died for us so that whether we are still alive or are dead [at Christ's appearing], we might live together with Him and share His life.

    ¹¹Therefore encourage (admonish, exhort) one another and edify (strengthen and build up) one another, just as you are doing.

    ¹²Now also we beseech you, brethren, get to know those who labor among you [recognize them for what they are, acknowledge and appreciate and respect them all]--your leaders who are over you in the Lord and those who warn and kindly reprove and exhort you.

    ¹³And hold them in very high and most affectionate esteem in [intelligent and sympathetic] appreciation of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

    ¹⁴And we earnestly beseech you, brethren, admonish (warn and seriously advise) those who are out of line [the loafers, the disorderly, and the unruly]; encourage the timid and fainthearted, help and give your support to the weak souls, [and] be very patient with everybody [always keeping your temper].

    ¹⁵See that none of you repays another with evil for evil, but always aim to show kindness and seek to do good to one another and to everybody.

    ¹⁶Be happy [in your faith] and rejoice and be glad-hearted continually (always);

    ¹⁷Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly];

    ¹⁸Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].

    ¹⁹Do not quench (suppress or subdue) the [Holy] Spirit;