Meditation
STAND FAST
Text: 2 Thessalonians 2
21 June 2020
THE WORK OF GOD IN OUR LIFE
There is much to thank God for as we reflect on His work of salvation in our life.
What the Apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians are truths that are applicable to our life too.
13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,
14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,
17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work. 2 Thessalonian 2:13-17
- Bound to give thanks
a) For choosing us for salvation
b) For His work of sanctification
i) This is the work of the Spirit of God
ii) Our part is to exercise faith in the truth of His word
c) His calling to salvation is to be remembered
i) Called through the gospel
ii) Our salvation is truly glorious in the Lord Jesus Christ
- Standing fast
a) We have every reason to stand fast in our faith
b) The word “traditions”
i) This is a reference to the teachings of the Lord
ii) These may be called “apostolic traditions”
iii) These are not man-made traditions of the Pharisees and scribes
iv) It is defined by Paul as the writings of the epistles written
v) Or by the oral teachings given
THANKSGIVING TO THE LORD
Thank God indeed for the certainty of God’s work of salvation in and through Christ Jesus.
- Thank God for His love
- And that of the Lord Jesus Christ
- His blessings
a) Everlasting consolation
b) Good hope
c) All by His grace
A GOOD PRAYER
- Hearts to be comforted
- The establishment of both words and works
Let us seek to be conscious of the Lord and His work of salvation in our life!