Jeremiah 23: 9-40, Jeremiah 24, Jeremiah 25: 1-14, 1 Thessalonians 4, Proverbs 4: 10-19
1 Thessalonians 4: 9-12 (ESV)
“Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone
to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one
another, for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout
Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and to aspire
to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as
we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be
dependent on no one.”
In verses 9 through 12 from 1 Thessalonians 4, Paul recommends
to the Church at Thessolonica that they should want to lead a quiet life. If
they lived a quiet life, they would have more time to be with God and read his
words. Paul also recommended that people of faith need to take care of their
own affairs and not meddle in the life of others, so they can lead a more peaceful
life. Paul also advised that people that they needed to work instead of being
lazy. People of faith cannot expect that life will be easy for them or that
things will come to them easily or that God’s blessings are an excuse for
laziness in life. People of faith must live a life so they can be example to
those who do not have faith, and to be dependent on no one except for God.
Paul’s recommendations may seem daunting at first, but I see
them as practical suggestions for how to live a life devoted to God and his
word. If a person of faith lives according to the dictates of the culture around
them which may not be focused on God, then they themselves will lose focus on
God. I also like how Paul said that just because you believe in God doesn’t
mean your life will be easy. Life is hard, but faith in God does make for an easier
and more peaceful life. I also like how Paul says that our lives can be example
to those without faith in Christ. Our life and the way we live it can point
people to have more faith in God. Our actions in our life speak louder than
words, and we can be shining examples to world of how wonderful life can be if
you believe in God.
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