Day 349: II Thes 1:1 - 3:18

Sometimes it's a little difficult to read a book like II Thessalonians and try to write something about it because it isn't exactly one of those huge books full of the spiritual meat and potatoes that make it easy to write about it. But what it may lack in excitement and deep spiritual theology, it makes up for in encouragement. This book is certainly one that contains simple, practical encouragement that we all need regardless of where we are in our spiritual lives. I think perhaps we should take this example of Paul writing to the Thessalonians a simple encouraging letter and practice it in our own lives with those around us. Sometimes we tend to think that when we get around other believers we need to have some sort of deep, theological, life-changing word for them to take and change their entire lives with, but sometimes all we need is a little encouraging word to remind us that God is still watching over us and that His desire is to take care of us and bless the work of our hands.

- Father, help me to remember to encourage those around me whenever I have the opportunity. Lord, we all need to be encouraged now and again and I want to help spread that encouragement across my community. -