by Susan Barnes | 14 Nov 2022 | Short Devotion
“For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: ‘The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.’” 2 Thessalonians 3:10 The book of Proverbs emphasises the value of a good work ethic and uses illustrations like the industrious ant (6:6; 30:25)....
by Susan Barnes | 24 Jun 2012 | Devotions
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 This verse reminds me of the time when the soldiers who had come to arrest Jesus fell to the...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Jun 2012 | Devotions
God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well … on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Apr 2008 | Devotions
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 God wants us to have, “peace at all times and in every way”. Moses facing the Red Sea isn’t a place you expect to find peace. Yet we read, “Moses answered the people,...
