Your Labor Prompted By Love

Paul, Silas and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:1-2

We endure to help in some way. We serve in faith and love. Our labor is borne out of love for God.

We also endure in hope. We give up time to our aging parents, only to watch them decline. It is difficult to watch that, and know that the best we can do is to help them in our own small ways. We are able to endure because of the hope that God will strengthen us each and every day.

Whether it is caring for a relative, helping a neighbor or volunteering our time, be encouraged as we do the work God has called us to do. Our labor can be a powerful testimony of faith, hope, and love.

The glory of life is to love, not to be loved; to give, not to get; to serve, not to be served.

Our Daily Bread – April 12, 2018