Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
by: Susan Bond.
Wow, does this hit home. My pastor—and I accentuate “my”—has accepted a call to minister elsewhere. Am I pleased to give him up, to share him with others who need the encouragement and instruction he and his wife can provide? No! Is God faithful and able to keep our faith intact and mission strong while he sends our beloved pastor and friend elsewhere? Obviously he can do this and more.
As I read today’s Scripture and the chapter preceding, the Word of God is effectually working in me; I want to be like Paul. I want to exchange my reluctance for the genuine spirit of giving that comes from being sold out for Christ Jesus.