May the mumbling commence!
Christian life and ministry requires a sustained commitment to self development and the development of both the people you serve and the people you serve with. Do we have a commitment to sustained relationship with the Lord and with one another? Read from First Thessalonians chapter three (NLT) the sustained commitments that Paul and his co-workers had with the people of Thessalonica:
That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the Tempter had gotten the best of you and that all our work had been useless. Now Timothy has just returned, bringing the good news that your faith and love are as strong as ever. He reports that you remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us just as much as we want to see you. So we have been greatly comforted, dear brothers and sisters, in all of our own crushing troubles and suffering, because you have remained strong in your faith. It gives us new life, knowing you remain strong in the Lord.
How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy in the presence of God. Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill up anything that may still be missing in your faith. (Verses 5-10)
New life for Christian ministry and Christian living bubbles up from knowing that we are not alone in our struggles to glorify God and edify others. Only together can we remain strong in the Lord. Let us look to fill up anything that still might be lacking in each others’ faith.
Let us stand together, because when we are divided we will fall. It is Satan (or the Tempter’s) goal to divide and conquer. Let us avoid this fate by always staying in touch regardless of the physical distance that may separate us.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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