Monday, February 20, 2017

Today's Passage - 2 Thess 2:16-17

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
 
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
Do you know that you have a loving Heavenly Father? He is the loving Father God, just like the father you have in your life, providing for the needs of his children, guiding and disciplining his children. Disciplining is not only about rebuking, but about loving the children. In addition, He is our Comforter. The comfort or men is temporal, but the comfort of God lasts forever. As a pastor, I have been to many memorial services and have conducted memorial services for many   non-Christians. I discovered that the non-Christians do not have hope for life after death and their hearts cannot be comforted because they do not have the everlasting hope in their hearts. Only God can put the everlasting hope in our hearts, to bring about comfort. The words of men are limited. Only God's Word can bring about true comfort in the hearts of men when the love of God penetrates their hearts.
 
God's Word can bring about good hope and we have the hope of eternal life in God. Do you know that when you leave this world, you will be with the Lord forever? If you do not have this beautiful hope, you need to come before Jesus and accept Him as your personal Lord and Savior. If you already have this good hope, your heart will be filled with joy because you know that death is not the end. Not only do we have the hope of eternal life, but we also have the hope for today. We know that in our everyday lives, even in the midst of trials and pain, God is with us and will give us strength. We do not have to be afraid because his staff and his rod comfort us and lead us.
 
May God open our hearts to receive the comfort he has for us. He wants to strengthen us in word and in deeds. Man often cannot strengthen himself, hence we love to sing worship songs and read encouraging words. When troubles come, we are often weak. The only thing that can strengthen us in life is God Himself. There are many ups and downs in life. Only when we depend on God, He can strengthen us until He returns and we see Him face to face!
 
Pray with Pastor Tong
 
Lord, I thank you because you first loved us and gave us a good hope that brings us such comfort. I pray Lord you will strengthen our faith to look to you only. Although we may be weak at times, we know that you are strengthening us throughout our lives until we see you face to face. I thank you and pray in the victorious name of Jesus, Amen!

  
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