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We remember . . . your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess. 1:3)
Expanded Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
In 1914, famed Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set out on a trans-Antarctic expedition, but disaster struck when his ship became trapped and eventually crushed by ice. Stranded with twenty-seven men, Shackleton led them through freezing temperatures and storms, drifting on various ice floes for months. In a daring open-boat journey, he and five other crewmen crossed over 800 miles of treacherous seas to seek rescue. Shackleton and his small crew of men eventually landed on the uninhabited side of South Georgia, an island far off the coast of Argentina. He then walked over thirty-two miles of mountainous terrain to the fishing village of Stromness to find help to rescue his stranded crew. Against overwhelming odds, all twenty-seven members of his crew survived. Shackleton’s leadership and care for his men turned a failed expedition into one of history’s most remarkable tales of survival, demonstrating that hope and resolve can triumph over despair. He lived up to the name of his ship: Endurance.
In one of Paul’s first letters, we meet a small church that has faced hardship and persecution from its inception. Yet this small, persecuted church remained faithful, loving, and hopeful. While Paul only spent a relatively short amount of time with them during his first visit, he continually remembered and praised them as a model for churches throughout the Roman Empire. The church in Thessalonica models persistent faith, passionate love, and enduring hope for us today.
Endure today’s hardships with faith, hope, and love.
Mark Moore is an associate professor of theology at Jessup University (CA) and an associate pastor at Faith Legacy Church in Sacramento, CA.
© 2026 Wesleyan Publishing House. Reprinted from Light from the Word. Used by permission. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.
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Listen to today’s devo!
We remember . . . your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess. 1:3)
Expanded Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
In 1914, famed Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set out on a trans-Antarctic expedition, but disaster struck when his ship became trapped and eventually crushed by ice. Stranded with twenty-seven men, Shackleton led them through freezing temperatures and storms, drifting on various ice floes for months. In a daring open-boat journey, he and five other crewmen crossed over 800 miles of treacherous seas to seek rescue. Shackleton and his small crew of men eventually landed on the uninhabited side of South Georgia, an island far off the coast of Argentina. He then walked over thirty-two miles of mountainous terrain to the fishing village of Stromness to find help to rescue his stranded crew. Against overwhelming odds, all twenty-seven members of his crew survived. Shackleton’s leadership and care for his men turned a failed expedition into one of history’s most remarkable tales of survival, demonstrating that hope and resolve can triumph over despair. He lived up to the name of his ship: Endurance.
In one of Paul’s first letters, we meet a small church that has faced hardship and persecution from its inception. Yet this small, persecuted church remained faithful, loving, and hopeful. While Paul only spent a relatively short amount of time with them during his first visit, he continually remembered and praised them as a model for churches throughout the Roman Empire. The church in Thessalonica models persistent faith, passionate love, and enduring hope for us today.
Endure today’s hardships with faith, hope, and love.
Mark Moore is an associate professor of theology at Jessup University (CA) and an associate pastor at Faith Legacy Church in Sacramento, CA.
© 2026 Wesleyan Publishing House. Reprinted from Light from the Word. Used by permission. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.