Key Words: might perfect that which is lacking in your faith
Paul desires to see the believers
in the church at Thessolonica. He wants
to help them grow and mature.
As you read chapter 3 of I
Thessalonians, you see that there were those who were under affliction (verse 3). They were under tribulation (verse 4). They were being tempted (verse 5). So Paul wants to aid them, help them to
grow.
Remember having what our parents
called growing pains, when your joints would ache and the parent says, “It’s
just a part of growing”?
Some time back one of our
grandchildren was complaining because of some pains they were having. So I went over to them and started rubbing
the pain and telling them not to worry, it was just growing pains. I continued to rub for a few minutes while we
talked. After a little bit I walked away
thinking nothing about what had just happened.
A little later the grandchild came over, jumped up in my lap, and sat
there for a while before saying, “Thank you for helping me with my growing
pains.”
That’s what Paul wanted to
do. He wanted to help those who were
going through the growing pains of affliction, tribulation, and temptation.
✞ Be a help, not a headache, to those who are growing.
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