1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,800
This is Pastor Daniel Stevenson, I'm director of the Southside Life Station and pastor of

2
00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:07,280
New Heights Fellowship Baptist Church of East Toledo, and you're receiving this message

3
00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,360
because you opted in to be encouraged.

4
00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,400
I'm thinking today of 1st Thessalonians 4, 18.

5
00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,800
It says, therefore, comfort one another with these words.

6
00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,200
Be comforted and comfort others.

7
00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,440
That's kind of the calling of Christians.

8
00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,480
Strange when we face all the temptations and the confusion and the difficulties of these

9
00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:32,440
days, but know that these days, filled with challenges, temptations, confusions, trials,

10
00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,560
all of these kinds of things will come to an abrupt end and there will be no more unanswered

11
00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:37,560
questions.

12
00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,000
There will be no more complications.

13
00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:45,560
There will be simply glory prepared beforehand by the Almighty God for all those from every

14
00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:51,080
tribe and tongue and nation who revere Him and follow Him through His Son Jesus.

15
00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:56,120
1 Thessalonians 4, 17 that comes just before this is talking about how in the end, in a

16
00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,040
twinkling of an eye, we'll all be transformed and meet up with Him in the air.

17
00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:05,560
The bottom line is, as Paul was writing this message to the Thessalonians, they were facing

18
00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:06,560
difficulties.

19
00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,400
They'd been through the wringer, so to speak, and so have we.

20
00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:14,240
In recent years, we've faced difficulties and trials and I would say temptations, and

21
00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,440
we've been through the wringer, but we can look forward to that day in which God will

22
00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,440
take care of it all.

23
00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,160
He's going to bring it all to completion.

24
00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,440
Jesus is going to come again and all those who didn't respect that He was coming again

25
00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,160
are going to pay a very dear price.

26
00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,500
But for the rest of us who are looking to Jesus, be encouraged.

27
00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:36,200
The end is coming of all these difficulties and blessings for eternity shall follow.

28
00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,320
Check us out at ChurchPolito.com.

29
00:01:38,320 --> 00:01:39,320
Be encouraged today.

30
00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:40,320
Stand firm in Jesus.

31
00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:49,320
God bless you.