We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.—1 Thessalonians 1:3 (NIV)
My God and Father,
Remind me always that a person’s best work is produced by faith, that a person’s most honest labor is prompted by love, and that a person’s strength to endure all things can only be inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Help me to remember to
give thanks for those people that You have placed in my life whose best work is
produced out of their absolute faith in You—for their example of steadfast faith which
challenges me to trust You more.
And to give thanks for
those who emulate Christ’s labor of love for the sake of those who He died to
save—for their example of love in action that prompts me to love more fully and
express that love more completely.
And to give thanks for
those whose endurance is made possible by their hope in our Lord Jesus Christ—for
their example of patience endurance which inspires me to endure my struggles
for the hope that stands forever before me.
Let me always aspire to work
by faith, labor in love, and endure through hope—as I make reflecting Your
Presence within me my great obsession.
Remind me always that a person’s best work is produced by faith, that a person’s most honest labor is prompted by love, and that a person’s strength to endure all things can only be inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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