Summary: <div class="version-ESV result-text-style-normal text-html "> <p><strong> Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in 1 Thessalonians 1. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/1-thessalonians-1/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/1-thessalonians-1/</a>.</strong></p> <p class="chapter-1"><span class="text 1Thess-1-1"><span class="chapternum">1 </span>Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,</span></p> <p><span class="text 1Thess-1-1">To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:</span></p> <p><span class="text 1Thess-1-1">Grace to you and peace.</span></p> <p><span class="text 1Thess-1-2"><sup class="versenum">2 </sup>We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers,</span> <span id="en-ESV-29547" class="text 1Thess-1-3"><sup class="versenum">3 </sup>remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.</span> <span id="en-ESV-29548" class="text 1Thess-1-4"><sup class="versenum">4 </sup>For we know, brothersloved by God, that he has chosen you,</span> <span id="en-ESV-29549" class="text 1Thess-1-5"><sup class="versenum">5 </sup>because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.</span> <span id="en-ESV-29550" class="text 1Thess-1-6"><sup class="versenum">6 </sup>And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,</span> <span id="en-ESV-29551" class="text 1Thess-1-7"><sup class="versenum">7 </sup>so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.</span> <span id="en-ESV-29552" class="text 1Thess-1-8"><sup class="versenum">8 </sup>For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.</span> <span id="en-ESV-29553" class="text 1Thess-1-9"><sup class="versenum">9 </sup>For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,</span> <span id="en-ESV-29554" class="text 1Thess-1-10"><sup class="versenum">10 </sup>and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.</span></p> <p><strong>What do you think? </strong><br> <strong>Comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/1-thessalonians-1/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/1-thessalonians-1/</a>. </strong><br> <strong>Email me with comments, feedback, or prayer requests at <a href="mailto:dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com">dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com</a> and you can follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/devotionpodcast">@devotionpodcast</a>. Also, you can like us on Facebook at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook">www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook</a> . </strong><br> Easy Lemon Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p> </div>
