Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
by: Kay Samuels.
We are faced with false teachings, discouragement, and new-world ideas. Sometimes what is wrong is just a shade from the truth, which can be confusing—like standing on the border between two states where just one step can take you from one to the other. Paul admonished his readers to stand firm and to hold on to the teaching of Christ. Be emboldened by the conclusion of Paul’s prayer: “May Jesus [H]imself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of unending help and confidence, put a fresh heart in you, invigorate your work, enliven your speech” (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, MSG).