2 Thessalonians 2:13-16

And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. 14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the Jews 15 who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit. The wrath of God has come upon them at last. - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-16

Dear Jesus,

Once we hear your truthful word and it changes our lives, we enter the fellowship of believers who know what it's like to embrace the truth even if it means rejection from others. The truth becomes our greater friend and family that blesses us so much we won't let it go even if it means loss. Your love and truth are great companions for our souls. Help me to be an encourager for those who cling to you and your truth in the face of opposition and help me to encourage them the way Paul does here. So that their rejection from others will be replaced by love and compassion from me.

Amen

Pastor Don Patterson

Run toward those who are suffering for the truth and fill in their hole with your compassion.