1 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 2

1 THESSALONIANS chapter 2: In this chapter Apostle Paul extols the qualities that servants of God should have when they go about spreading the Good News. First is perseverance. Even though their group was ill treated in the previous city where they preached the Gospel, they spread the gospel in Thessalonica with even more vigor and responsibility. This is because they knew this job was given by God to them and they wanted to please God and not men. Second, they never had any false motives or deception. They never thought of any monetary benefits in doing this. In fact Apostle Paul says during their stay there, his group did manual hard work just like thesalonians to earn their daily living as well as preaching them the truth. They did not want to be a burden to others. They lived as role model with honesty and holiness. They never wanted personal glory for what they were doing. Thirdly, they were filled with love. The love could be compared to the love of a mother who nurses her child. She is so tender and protective. In a similar way they gently imparted the Gospel to them. They comforted them and corrected them as a father would, so that they could walk in their daily life worthy before God, who has called them to His Kingdom. Because of this the Thessalonians received the Gospel as not from men but from God. They believed in the Gospel fully and became sincere followers of Christ.
Jesus told us that we should first seek the Kingdom of God and its righteousness. We have to seek it with our whole heart. That is to follow His teaching and practically applying it to our daily life. When we do that God will shower us with all the blessings according to His riches. We should practice a true Christian living and set a standard for others. His other command was to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth for the benefit of the mankind. This we should do with a loving heart and perseverance. Our ministry should be without any false motives or for any monetary benefits. When we stick to this attitude, He will bless us abundantly in all aspects of this life and as well as in eternal life.