Scripture Reading: I Thessalonians 4: 1
In our daily walk as saints of God, we
are urged to always perform over and above normal expectations. Paul
refers to "the exceeding greatness of [God's] power"
(Ephesians 1:19), "the exceeding riches of His
grace" (Ephesians 2:7), .etc, He writes, in verse 14 of I
Timothy 1, "Thegrace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with
faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." God's limitless love
and grace toward us deserve no less than our maximum endeavor to
serve and glorify Him to the uttermost. We are thus exhorted by the
apostle Paul, as written to the Thessalonian church, "We beseech
you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have
received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would
abound more and more." Having been properly instructed by Paul and his companions,
the Thessalonians are admonished to live and act accordingly.
The enormity of God's boundless mercy
and grace has bestowed a treasure beyond comprehension. Through the
death, burial and resurrection of His beloved Son, He has provided
the only possible redemption from eternal damnation and torture in
the fiery pit. It would be utterly beyond our capacity to return in
kind the indescribable measure of kindness that we have received
through thefinished work of the cross. The only
course open to us, then, is exercise our maximum effort in the
attempt to approach as closely as possible the level of gratitude
commensurate with our gift from above. "Thanks be unto God for
His unspeakable gift (II Corinthians 9:15).
Our primary concern is aptly defined
by our apostle ."Giving thanks unto the Father
... Who hath delivered us " (Colossians 1:12, 13).
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