Faithful is He 1 Thessalonians 5:24

As Paul the apostle continued his list of final directives to the Thessalonian church members, he added that “the very God of peace sanctify” them “wholly”, and he prayed to “God” that their “whole spirit and soul and body” would “be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. In chapter five and verse twenty-four of his letter, Paul went on to include how God is “faithful” who called them where we read:

Faithful is he that calls you, who also will do it.

The verse begins, “Faithful is he that calls you,...” Paul began with the word, “Faithful” which means “trustworthy, can be relied upon and convincing” “is he that calls” or “the one who calls aloud, utters in a loud voice, invites and calls and receives by name” “you” which refers to the Thessalonian church members. Paul reassured the Thessalonians that the Lord Jesus can be “relied upon”, and His “invitation and calling” to be “sanctified wholly” in their “soul and body” will “preserve” them to be “blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”.

The verse goes on to say, “...who also will do it.” Paul added, “who also” or “that even indeed” “will do it” which means “make, render and produce it”. Not only will the Lord Jesus bring forth the idea of calling the Thessalonians, but he will also perform that which He has promised to do.

When we think through Paul's words, we should delight in the “Faithfulness” of God. Not only will the Lord Jesus “call” people to be in a relationship with Him, but he will also keep His promise of preserving, sanctifying them as “blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. The Thessalonians must have rejoiced in the promise of God's faithfulness not only to “invite” them, but also to “keep” them “blameless” as well. May we be constantly reminded of the “faithfulness” of the Lord Jesus, and when we have need of “sanctification” and preservation toward being “blameless”, let us rejoice in His ability to “keep” us unto His coming.

Next time Paul asks the “Brethren” to “pray for” him, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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