Paul Gives God Thanks for the Believers (TMF:917)

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Peace to Live By: Paul Gives God Thanks for the Believers (TMF:917) - Daniel Litton
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       1 Thessalonians 1:3, 4: “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ” (ESV). What could be more important for the help and the support of a church than prayer? Now, some might have been thinking of money—but it’s not money. Constant prayer is an essential part to the success of any church. And Paul’s group offering up prayers surely had a profound impact on their success as a church. It is really amazing the difference that prayer makes in people’s lives. Personally, I see it all the time. The harder I pray, the more I confess good things for people, the more I see the power God working in people’s lives. And, of course, the prayer began with thanksgiving in this case. How it must please God when we offer up to him tremendous thanksgiving for the good things that he does in us and through us. Surely, Paul and his companions had to be on fire to see the great things God was doing.