9But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; 10and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; 11that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing. 13But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:9-18
How do we cope during tough times? These times come upon us and often overwhelm our sense of peace and contentment. Learning to live in these seasons of life is key for the Christian as we can often be the most vivid example of faith in Christ when we are experiencing the tribulations found under the sun.
Be encouraged today with four helps for the Christian found in 1 Thessalonians 4
**Love God and Love Others (9-10)
**Live In An Orderly Fashion by living Productive Lives (11-12)
**Live in light of Jesus’ Return (13-17)
**Comfort others with the Hope of Christ’s Victorious Return
Tony French
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