2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie//
Lord, purify me so that I may not be among those who are deceived.

2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might 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 believed our testimony to you.//
The destruction of those who do not accept Christ is infinite, everlasting, forever…a punishment that never ceases.

Galatians 5:14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”//
Simple…but challenging.

Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh ; rather, serve one another humbly in love.//
May my serving the Lord be done in humility.

Galatians 5:8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.//
Notice how Satan has the power to persuade. Forgive me for believing the evil one’s lies.  

2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.//
Faith and love increasingly grow when ensuing trials and tribulations.

Galatians 5:7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?//
Interruptions to spiritual progress are often due to a “who.” Lord, protect me. 

1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.//
Lord, help me to warn people when appropriate, encourage those who need it, and be very patient.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.//
God calls on us to warn, encourage, and help others. May I do the Lord’s will.

1 Thessalonians 4:8 Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.//
Sin isn’t merely trying to please our selfish desires; it is the rejection of God.