The Encouragement Letter, Day 2 As a father. Read 1 Thessalonians chapter 2. Paul is retelling the story of his first encounter with the Thessalonians. Paul wants the people to understand exactly how things started from his perspective. He saw their need, but Paul was in a difficult situation himself. Now, the people were still going through difficulties and problems themselves and they didn’t know exactly how to deal with them. Paul wants the people to know that he sees them through everything, and he has been so impressed with the way which they had conducted themselves and how they continued to encourage him. Paul encourages the people just like…

The Encouragement Letter, Day 1 Received the message with power. Read 1 Thessalonians chapter 1. Paul wrote this letter based on the report that he had heard back about how well the believers in Thessalonica were doing. He wanted to praise them for the report he had heard. He wanted to thank them for all that they were doing. And, he wanted to encourage them to keep it up. We all need a little encouragement every so often. It’s great to be reminded that people know who we are, they see what we’re doing, and they believe in us. We don’t do enough of that type of encouragement. As believers…