Good morning. Back to Thessalonians: in everything give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Like the rejoicing, it does not say to give thanks that it happened, but to give thanks in the midst of it. It is not optional – it is God's will. As I've said before, things have happened throughout my life that were not things to be thankful for at the time – but I would not be here, if they had not happened. Be thankful that God is in control of everything. It may not look good now, but it will in the end. Do not quench the Spirit. Of course that has happened in a lot of churches; some of them even Pentecostal. There have been so many abuses in the past that pastors are afraid of what might happen. Do not despise prophetic utterances; but examine everything carefully, hold fast to that which is good. Again with abuses in the past, it is easy to be skeptical about prophecies. However when they are real – it is after all God speaking. We are to examine what is said, and hold fast to that which is good. If we're not sure, put it on the shelf. If it is true, it will be verified later. Abstain from every form of evil. Elsewhere the Bible tells us to not even give the appearance of evil. We don't want it to even look like there's something wrong going on. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely. He is the one that has to do it. We cannot do it in our own power. In fact too many times we don't even want to be sanctified. That would mess up our "fun". It is not just in one or two areas of our lives, God wants to sanctify us entirely – every area of our lives. Father thank You that the reader is sanctified in every area of his/her life. He/she gives thanks in everything to You.

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