Love more and more

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more;  - 1 Thessalonians 4.9-10

The Thessalonians were doing pretty well. They loved each other and they loved the brethren all though out the region. They had a really good reputation.

There is a danger in doing well though. There is also a danger in praising each other.

The danger is that we might very well become content and satisfied in what we are doing. We may think we are doing pretty well, so now we can focus on something else.

But when it comes to love at least there is no room for complacency. There is no room for slacking. There is no room for satisfaction.

'You are doing well,' Paul said, 'but keep getting better and better.'

There is no room for complacency. We never ‘arrive’ in our Christian lives especially when it comes to love. It is impossible to overemphasis love.

Don’t quit. Don’t rest. Never stop loving.