Saturday, October 19, 2024

Are You Growing in Faith and Love?

Broadcast 4190
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2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 (NET): We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater. As a result, we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

Gregory accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord because he was surrounded by challenges, and coming to Jesus truly brought him relief. But as he studied the Bible, he realized that there were men who suffered and even died because of their faith in Christ. "What is the difference between me and these people?" he wondered. Seeking answers, Gregory began to study how the Apostles of Christ lived, and he soon discovered they had one thing in common: they all endured persecution.

If all you know about God are His gifts and benevolence, you are still a spiritual child. Every responsible adult has responsibilities, many of which require some level of endurance. A mature son of God may willingly endure suffering—not because he cannot escape, but because he knows his pain will bring relief, comfort, and freedom to others in the body of Christ.

The measure of your growth in faith and love can be seen by how much you are willing and able to give and endure for Christ. It is through people like this that God’s power is manifested in its fullness.

If you desire to experience God’s power in its purest form, you must be willing to endure anything for Christ (see Romans 8:17, 2 Timothy 2:12).

Meditate on Mark 10:29-31 today:

“And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.”

Prayer: I receive grace to grow in faith and love, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
—Dr. Emmanuel James
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