1 Thessalonians 3:11

9 For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,

10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face ^aand perfect what is lacking in your faith?

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11 Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, ^adirect our way to you.

12 And may the Lord make you increase and ^aabound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,

13 so that He may establish ^ayour hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

Commentaries:

No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for 1 Thessalonians 3:11.

I Thessalonians 3:11-13

Did you see that last phrase added to holiness? It shows that the God who inspired Paul to write this does not expect us to reach this point until the time of Christ’s return, “so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.”

It is a process. It is a stage of growth. That is what we are in now, and that is where the focus of attention, especially at this time, needs to be.

Excerpted from Preparing to Rule (1993)

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