The word works

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe. – 1 Thessalonians 2.14

Paul rejoiced for the lives of the Thessalonians. When they received the word of God they

Welcomed it as truth
Welcomed it as the word of God
Let it work in their lives

I love this. I may have to get a message together for it.

For God’s word to work there are a couple of things we have to do. They seem pretty simple, but it is too easy to ignore them.

I did a video devotion on this last week and I summarised it this way. For God’s word to work in our hearts we have to believe it, we have to receive it, and we have to obey it.

Apart from that it is just another book.