Scripture to Read: 1 Thessalonians 1:1
All of God’s Word is given by God, through His Holy Spirit, and penned by men. God makes this clear in 2 Peter 1:20-21 “But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” God also proclaims this in 2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.” We must know this truth to understand 1 Thessalonians better. God lays out for us in 1 Thessalonians 1:1 that this letter was a letter to the church in Thessalonica written by Paul and Silvanus and Timothy. God used these three men to help start the church in Thessalonica. If we’re not careful, we can proclaim that this is Paul’s word, when in reality, 1 Thessalonians is God’s Word. We can also know that God used Paul to write His Word, for God used Peter to affirm this fact in 2 Peter 3:15-16 “…just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.” So, God wants us to hear from Him and walk in His Truth.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about His Word?
2. Who will you share God’s Truth with this week?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!