“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.” 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (NIV)
What a beautiful benediction for us to consider today. It tells us and reminds us that God loved us and by His grace we are encouraged for eternity - that means for us eternal salvation. Just as this daily blog, which was first a telephone ministry years ago had as its purpose to bring encouragement and hope into the lives of all who heard. It continues to be the purpose and hope for all who now read these daily devotions. We recognized that it must be God Himself who does the encouraging. He is the great courage giver for our Christian lives. Now we believe this that His encouragement is eternal as our verse teaches us. It is for all and for always in every situation. Our God is aware when we are tempted to lose courage, to fear, and to give up. He knows when the challenges of our lives might cause us to lose hope. The greatest challenge we face is met with his unending love and mercy. He is always with us, let's keep looking to Him and we can expect to experience His encouragement because He has promised it to us.
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