Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Thessalonians 1:1-5
by: Richard Crouch.
When I was in college, I always enjoyed getting letters from family and friends. It felt good to know there were people thinking about me. The people in the church of the Thessalonians must have felt the same comfort when they received this letter from Paul.
Paul mentions three things in particular that he constantly bears in mind: their work of faith, labor of love and steadfastness of hope. I would love to be remembered for those things. The fact that they are is evidence that the Holy Spirit was at work in their lives. With help from the Holy Spirit, we can transform God's word into action and live lives remembered for our faith, love, and hope.