We urge you, our brothers, to warn the idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. See that no one pays back wrong for wrong, but at all times make it your aim to do good to one another and to all people.

Be joyful always, pray at all times, be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.

Do not restrain the Holy Spirit; do not despise inspired messages. Put all things to the test: keep what is good and avoid every kind of evil.

May the God who gives us peace make you holy in every way and keep your whole being – spirit, soul, and body – free from every fault at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you will do it, because he is faithful.

1 Thessalonians 5:14-24

As we live by faith and do what the Bible clearly tells us to do, we can be sure the LORD will lead us through the difficult decisions when the options may not be clear. Above all else, God’s will is that we submit to Him and be willing to follow wherever He leads.

Our Daily Bread – December 6, 2001