Blessed & Bearded's Biblical Blog

 The Messy Way To Know God's Will/ 1 Thess. 3:1-5/ Pt 1.  God plans our troubles (3:3b-4). This is the support for 1-3a, 5. Athens, alone - hardship in idolatry in the city.  "God's coworker" God ordains secondary means.  "Sent" not just prayer; exhort them; go to them.  "Bear it no longer" thought, assess, felt (pressured), action. Live in the messiness of God's will with heartful rest.  How to Become a Coworker of God/ Pt 2. God's coworker in the Gospel of Christ.  "established" not "shaken" in the exhortation. God gave His Son therefore He will give us all things. Gospel - Good works (Romans 8:32-37). Preach the Gospel and its implications for your life.  Believe His word/Him even in affliction and be stronger for it.  God Destined Your Affliction - Don't Be Shaken/ Pt 3. "Affliction" 1:6, 2:14, 3:3. Affliction is evidence of God's design to make us worthy of His kingdom.  All Christians are destined