Day 101 - Read 1 Thessalonians 1-2

Paul wrote on his and other disciples’ behalf to encourage and inform the church at Thessalonica. He complimented their faith and perseverance because word of their good works spread throughout the region. They turned from worshiping idols to worshipping the true God. Paul reminded the church that he and other disciples struggled to share the gospel with them through persecution and they received the Word as truth from God, not from man. Paul’s authority was of God, not of man. He did not seek man’s approval, but God’s alone. God was pleased to allow the Gentiles to hear the gospel and be saved. Paul longed to visit the church at Thessalonica in person but had been prevented.