Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Thessalonians 4:1 (New Living Translation)

Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.

Paul writes to a church and urges them to do some simple things that please God. And what are these things that please God?

• Be holy (special)
• Avoid cheating on your spouse
• Don’t have sex with another Christian’s spouse
• Love each other
• Live quietly
• Mind your own business

There isn’t anything complicated here. It sounds like a refresher of things taught to small children (spiritually small children).

God is complex beyond my imagination. His desires for me are simple beyond my imagination.