“3- Remembering without ceasing your
work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus
Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 6- And ye became followers of us,
and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the
Holy Ghost:” (I Thessalonians 1:3; 6 KJV)
‘The church of the Thessalonians…’ as
Paul mentioned in verse one was a church that follows the leading of Christ,
the prompting of the Holy Spirit, and obviously the leadership of Apostle Paul.
Notice in verse six; “And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having
received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:” No wonder
Paul said: “So that ye were ensamples to all…” not only to the new believers
but to the churches and beyond. What a great testimony indeed.
Christians should walk the talk, and
talk the walk. We must live what we preach and preach the Word. You cannot fly an
airplane with just one wing and it is true with the birds; so as with our
Christian life. Our words should be balance with our works. We have to live the
Word of God and be an example to our unbelieving love ones, neighbors,
co-workers and friends. You cannot just have faith and kept it in your heart. You
have to exercise it, live with it, and live for it. “For from you sounded out
the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place
your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak anything.”
(I Thessalonians 1:8 KJV)
