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Daily devotionalNovember 30 – He who calls you is faithful
“He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Scripture reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28 Paul now draws the letter…
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Daily devotionalNovember 29 – Avoiding appearance of evil
“Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:20-22 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalNovember 28 – Test the spirits
“Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:20-22 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalNovember 27 – On despising prophecy
“Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good” – 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 Scripture reading: Psalm 27:1-14 The Holy Spirit had blessed…
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Daily devotionalNovember 26 – Respect for office-bearers
“We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:12 …
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Daily devotionalNovember 25 – Salvation through Christ’s death
“For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we…
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Daily devotionalNovember 24 – Spiritual watchfulness
“So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Scripture reading: 1 Thessalonians…
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Daily devotionalNovember 23 – Children of the light
“For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:5…
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Daily devotionalNovember 22 – Like a thief in the night
“While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labour pains come upon a pregnant woman, and…
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Daily devotionalNovember 21 – Encouraging one another
“Therefore encourage one another with these words.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Scripture reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Paul was not telling the Thessalonians anything new when…
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Daily devotionalNovember 20 – Our daily labour
“1 Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:1…
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Daily devotionalNovember 19 – Concerning love to the brothers
“Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one…
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Daily devotionalNovember 18 – God’s Holy Spirit is in you
“Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives His Holy Spirit to you.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Scripture reading: Romans 8:1-7 Paul…
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Daily devotionalNovember 17 – A life pleasing to God
“But we urge you, brothers, …to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so…
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Daily devotionalNovember 16 – Living moral lives
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Scripture reading: Matthew 5:27-32 Paul begins…
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Daily devotionalNovember 15 – Pleasing God in our walk
“Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to…
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Daily devotionalNovember 14 – Abounding in love
“…And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you.” – 1 Thessalonians…
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Daily devotionalNovember 13 – We have been comforted about you through your faith
“… for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith.” – 1 Thessalonians 3:7 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalNovember 12 – Being moved by afflictions
“…that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.” – 1 Thessalonians 3:3 Scripture reading: 1…
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Daily devotionalNovember 11 – For you are our glory and joy
“For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? For you are…
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Daily devotionalNovember 10 – You received the Word of God
“And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not…
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Daily devotionalNovember 9 – Working night and day
“For you remember, brothers, our labour and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while…
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Daily devotionalNovember 8 – But we were gentle among you
“But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.” – 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Scripture reading: 2 Timothy 2:19–26…
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Daily devotionalNovember 7 – Not seeking the praise of men
“Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.” – 1…
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Daily devotionalNovember 6 – We had already suffered
“But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you…
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Daily devotionalNovember 5 – Turning away from idols
“For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the…
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Daily devotionalNovember 4 – God has chosen you
“For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you.” – 1 Thessalonians 1:4 Scripture reading: Ephesians 1:1-12 It doesn’t matter to which…
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Daily devotionalNovember 3 – We give thanks to God for you
“We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers.” – 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Scripture reading: Psalm 65:1-14 Although…
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Daily devotionalNovember 2 – Grace to you and peace
“To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.” – 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalNovember 1 – Introduction to Thessalonians
Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians opens a window onto a newly planted church in the middle of the first century AD. It tells us…