PrayerBits for Tuesday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Tuesday

Scripture lesson: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 A good father

Time to reflect: Paul's view of a good father is an interesting one: “urging and encouraging... pleading that you lead a life worthy of God...” What if all parents dealt with their children this way? What if all caring people treated others they have influence on this way?

Moving through the day: Think about, pray about, what ways you try to influence others. Ar they methods in keeping with Paul's comments?

  Surely you remember, brothers, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.

 You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

 And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.