Justice Is Not Our Job Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026 Readings: 2 Thessalonians 1 | Psalm 107:1-22 The Thessalonians were being harassed for following Jesus, and Paul’s response is remarkable. Rather than urging retaliation, he celebrates that their “faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
The One Who Does It Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 Readings: 1 Thessalonians 5 | Psalm 106:24-48 First Thessalonians 5 reads like a rapid-fire list of spiritual habits: “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances” (5:16-18). Honestly, if you read it as a checklist, you will feel crushed by Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Grief with a Horizon Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026 Readings: 1 Thessalonians 4 | Psalm 106:1-23 Paul’s letter takes a pastoral turn here that anyone who has stood at a graveside will feel. Some in Thessalonica had died, and the survivors were wondering what became of them. Paul does not scold or Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Now We Really Live Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Readings: 1 Thessalonians 3 | Psalm 105:23-45 Paul is a worrier in this chapter, and I find that wonderfully encouraging as someone who often overthinks things. He could not stand not knowing how the young Thessalonian believers were holding up under pressure, so he Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Gentle as a Nursing Mother Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Readings: 1 Thessalonians 2 | Psalm 105:1-22 Paul could have shown up in Thessalonica swinging credentials. Instead, he says, “we were like young children among you,” and then reaches for a tender illustration: “Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, so we Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
The Sun Knows Its Place Date: Monday, November 2, 2026 Check out the backstory on Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians through this short overview video from the Bible Project. Readings: 1 Thessalonians 1 | Psalm 104:19-35 Thessalonica was a bustling port city along the Via Egnatia, a major 2nd century trade Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
