What Does 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Say About God?

  Not only is He alive but the Bible tells us He is living within His believers. 

 1 Thessalonians 1:9 tells us this: …and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God.  

This week I enjoyed reading  chapter 2 of  Life-Study of 1 Thessalonians:

The fact that God controls us and directs us, even in small things such as our thoughts and motives, is a proof that He is living.  Furthermore, it is by our daily walk that we can prove to our relatives, neighbors, and friends that our God is living. We live under the control, direction, and correction of a living God. An idol, however, does not direct or correct anyone….The reason we do not do or say certain things should be that God is living in us. The God whom we worship and serve is living not only in the heavens, but also in us (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of 1 Thessalonians. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1982, Print).

   Whenever I read this verse before, I just thought it was just comparing dead idols to the living God.  But this week when I read this chapter, I saw that this is about God being real to me in all the details of my life. God adjusts and corrects us not because He's out to get us and catch us whenever we fail, but because He wants to be expressed on this earth! This brings back to my mind how we need to pray short prayers to the Lord throughout the day like,  "Lord, live out through me today."   

You can  also listen to live excerpts from these messages on 1 Thessalonians on Life-Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.  

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