Was It Worth It To Them
OCTOBER 23, 2026
Daily Reading—Isa. 63-66 / 2 Thess. 1-2
WHAT GOD HAS SAID:
1 Thessalonians 3:7-8 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
WHAT I HAVE SEEN:
Being present at the birth of all my children, I can say as an eyewitness that there is pain in childbirth. No, Ladies, I am not saying I know what it feels like, nor do I want to. However, I can tell you what it looks like. NOT GOOD! Yet, when this miracle of God’s grace is placed in the arms of a mother who has just gone through this pain, there is also real joy. Did it make the pain less real? NO, it just somehow seemed worth it.
Paul here is telling the church, I am suffering real pain. He said in verse 4 I told you this would happen. Yet in today’s verses, it says that when I look at what you have become in Christ, it is all worth it.
WHAT WILL YOU DO:
Which made me wonder, when the person who led us to the Lord or brought us to Church looks at us, does our life tell them all they endured may be worth it?
IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:
Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?
Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?
What actions will I take today or this week to meet this CHALLENGE?
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