Now We Really Live

 1 Chronicles 22-24; 1 Thessalonians 3 

“…in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.”

1 Thessalonians 3:7, 8

What makes us “really live” life to its fullest?

Is it when our feet are up and we’ve left our cares behind?

For Paul, it was when his spiritual children were doing well in their faith. Despite persecution for the Gospel, these new Christ-followers were standing firm. Because of this, Paul said “now we really live”.

What is the focus of our life?

Not what should it be, but what is it?

Paul’s life was focused on sharing and living the gospel so that new Christ-followers would be established in Churches where previously no Church existed. That focus consumed Paul’s life and also was where he found life. The hidden truth is that we find life in its fullest when we give our lives to causes bigger than ourselves. The value of this life is eternal.

Have we discovered how to really live?

“Lord Jesus, thank you for showing me how to really live. Thank you for making that life possible, for your glory.”