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1 Thessalonians 3:13
13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones...
Paul's prayer in this passage is for strength to be bestowed on God's children so that we might live holy and pure lives. The misconception here is that we expect a miraculous change of behavior and living in our lives through God. While it is true that a relationship with God will change a person's life, we cannot expect to grow and mature in his strength if we do not seek his face and dig deep, as with our fingers in the soil, to find the truth in his word.
The relationship we have with God is a give and take relationship...
Christ gave it all and is willing to continue giving endlessly because he loves us deeply. We must give as well. In everything we do, we must give glory and honor to God. We have earned nothing on this earth without his hand being involved. The only way to become Christlike is to shape our lives with his word and to live in efforts of reaching his perfect standard.
When Christ returns will you be weak or strong? There is a battle constantly ongoing...which side will you fight for?
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