1 Thessalonians

O lord, my lord.
You know how tired I am.
But you know how there is this desire in my heart to write to you.
To praise you. To speak to you with these words that I type. Call you by name.
As you called me by name. As you spoke tenderly to me. As you provide me with all that I need.
I have the King. And I am worried about the smallest things. I am so concerned with basic provision when I am in the presence of the king. I dwell in the place where you are. You dwell in me. You have made my body a living temple, no longer my own: bought with a price. In Thessalonians we see the work of the gospel in a heart.
When the lord choses someone, sets them apart in love, the gospel will not be just words to them. It will come with power and the holy spirit and with full conviction. And people will know. "Your faith has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything." Our work is only in coming to people, having a heart that is so affectionately desirous of them that we do desire to share not only the gospel but also our very selves. The rest of it is his. He does it all, weaving truth into their hearts at his own pace as he faithfully pursues them as he has been doing all their lives. We just join with the word of the gospel and a word of prayer.