I am convinced there is nothing the man of God enjoys more than to be able to give a good report of the saints. In this chapter, Paul sent Timothy back to the Thessalonians to help establish them, to comfort them and to make sure they were following God's word by not falling into temptation and everything they had worked for being in vain.
But Timothy brought back a good report as evidenced in verse 6 "But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always.(KJV)" And Paul wrote back to them that they (he, Timothy and Silvanus 1:1) "were comforted by their faith in their affliction and distress (v7)"
When there is an account that must be given of our lives, what will the report be? Will it be said of us that we resisted the devil, we stood strong for holiness, we loved the Word, and we fought a good fight? Or through our lack of holy living and prayer will the battle for others be lost?
Men let's rejoice in this word that we have holiness, we have truth, and be charged that we never, ever forfeit this doctrine for want of this world. "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another and toward all men, even as we do toward you." (v 12)
Tim Jacobs
