We continually remember before our God & Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, & your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess. 1:3 NIV)
So salvation is a free gift from God. We don't have to do anything to receive it. This fact brings up the question then of why work. In todays society this can be a popular idea of why work when you can get it for free. The answer to that question is because of our love for our Lord & Savior which causes us to want to do what pleases Him. It is because of our love for others that we want to share Christ with them. The world today is in desperate need of hope & as Christians we have that hope to share with the world. We don't (or shouldn't) work to get something but its out of love (the two greatest commandments) that we work. And the last thing it talks about here is endurance. If youre getting tired & sometimes feel like youre not seeing results, remember where our hope rests. It rests in the Most High God, the Creator of the Universe, Jehovah Jireh, & Jehovah Rapha. So I want to encourage you to get your second wind & keep working. God will bring about the results if we show His love & continue to do His work.
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