“For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak anything.” 1 Thessalonians 1:8
The letter from Paul, Silas, and Timothy to the church of Thessalonica
commended the believers for their faithful work, loving deeds, and hope in the
Lord Jesus Christ. While the three men lived and ministered among them, the
Thessalonians joyfully received the truth of God’s Word. They became followers
of them and the Lord despite severe suffering from their countrymen.
Paul tells us the believers’ sounded out the Lord’s Word—their trumpeted
message echoed from place to place. They TOLD AND LIVED the message they
proclaimed so plainly and effectively in every place they traveled that Paul,
Silas, and Timothy didn’t have to say anything about their faith in God; it was
evident everywhere throughout Greece. Can you imagine this said of you? Can I
of myself? It could happen—it SHOULD happen.
Jesus’ final instruction to His disciples as He ascended into
heaven was for them to daily teach others to obey God’s commands and make
disciples every place they went. Our Lord’s words are for us as well, God’s
ministers, to tell and live the
same Good News. Does our message echo from place to place?
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