August 16, 2010
1 Thessalonians 2:10-3:13
I’m just sitting here reading this passage in a sort of awe at Paul and his feelings for the Thessalonians. I mean he genuinely loved these believers. His love comes through with every word. He wasn’t faking it; he wasn’t just saying it but he meant it. He wasn’t allowing whatever petty little problem that may have been there getting in the way of his genuine love for this church. The one thing that is without doubt is this: I’m sure someone at that church was annoying. There is always one and sometimes more than that that will try your patience. However, in this passage Paul never allows any of that to enter into his love for these fellow believers. It’s like Paul is above that, but Paul wasn’t like a super Christian or anything. He is the same before Jesus as me. However, he was giant leaps apart from me in terms of being able to love. It’s hard to remember that to love we must look beyond personalities and see the Holy Spirit in each other.
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