NOW COMFORT AND EDIFY ONE ANOTHER WITH THIS 3

“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (KJV)

Beloved, the news of the coming of Jesus our Lord must be your comfort (encouragement, urge, and a summon to remain unwavering in faith).

As I said in the previous episode, the right testimony and understanding of the blessedness of the coming of our Lord Jesus comforts and edifies the believer.

This comfort and edification are necessary because it strengthen the faith of the believer.

To edify simply means to build up. It’s from the Greek word “oikodomeō”, a combination of two Greek words, “oíkos” (“a house”) and “domeō” (“to build”). The word literally means “to build a house, a home or an edifice”

Therefore, to edify one another is to build up one another. To edify one another is to embolden one another by helping them to stand strongly and be sturdy. 

The glorious news of our Lord Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection, ascension, and return should strengthen, inspire, encourage, urge, embolden, and enlarge the faith of every believer.

The first-century Church found joy in the Lord Jesus. They were often instructed to rejoice in the Lord.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice (Philippians 4:4).

They looked forward to His coming with great hope.

“…we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.” Titus 2:13 (NLT)

They knew that the coming and appearing of the Lord Jesus shall also be for his glorification.

This has to be your confidence and hope as well.

“Look with wonder at the depth of the Father’s marvelous love that he has lavished on us! He has called us and made us his very own beloved children. The reason the world doesn’t recognize who we are is that they didn’t recognize him. Beloved, we are God’s children right now; however, it is not yet apparent what we will become. But we do know that when it is finally made visible, we will be just like him, for we will see him as he truly is. And all who focus their hope on him will always be purifying themselves, just as Jesus is pure“. 1 John 3:1-3 (TPT)

If only you shall behold His coming, you shall be urged to even live out His life now with joy.

The testimony of the coming of Jesus must not shrink your heart in fear.