1 Thessalonians 4

In this 4th chapter of Paul's first letter to the church at Thessalonica, he reinforces the commandments that they had previously received. How they were to abstain from fornication (V3) and each man was instructed not to defraud, lie about, or betray his brother. Christ warned us that He alone was the "avenger of all such".

We, as REAL men, have been called to holiness. Verse 7 says it like this, "For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness." We have been given a mandate from God Himself. We are to be the examples to the generation that is to come. Live the walk. Don't just talk about it.

In all these rules, God has a divine plan. By following in His path that has been written by the hands of men of like precious faith, we too can share in the blessed hope of His coming. Verse 17 of the same chapter reads, "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." This promise alone is enough to keep me motivated and on the righteous path of the Holy Ghost.

Donley Gandee