I Thessalonians 5:12-28

I Grace is greater than your circumstances.

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers. I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.

Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in all circumstances…

What God has done for you is greater than what that person has done to you.

See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.