1 Thessalonians 1:8
For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.
Has God's Word ever "sounded forth" from you? Paul is writing to the churches in the area of Thessalonica, Greece. They had a great testimony and a great faith that didn't just sit there in the four walls of their churches. It "sounded forth". The word in the Greek is, exēcheō ... the word literally means to "make a loud noise from." The closes I can get to explaining that concept comes from a recent trip to watch a Detroit Tiger baseball game. As we were sitting in great seats along the third base line we heard a loud noise from the fans along the first base line, deep into the corner. We all stopped to see what the noise was about. That is the thought behind the word "execheo." The Thessolonians sounded out from their own place to the surrounding regions. They sounded out so much that Paul had no need to say anything. Think of that, Paul, an apostle and preacher, had "no need to say anything." Is that not great. Because the body of Christ was so loud the messenger for Christ had no need to preach. So, if you want the preacher to stop talking, start making your own noise. Sound out!!! Execheo!!
My 2025 Theme Verses: Ezra 7:10 (ESV) For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. Daniel 1:8 (ESV) But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.
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