More and More

Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. (1 Thessalonians 4:1)

It is a natural tendency in life to slow down, rather than speed up. We see this tendency everywhere.

• At the age of 49, I can attest to my body's desire to slow down rather than speed up. Things I used to have energy to do, I no longer have.
• In the world of physics, we have the second law of thermodynamics, which says "the entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium." To us laymen that means, things slow down over time. You can easily prove this law to yourself. Put ANYTHING in motion, and then watch it. It will slow down and eventually stop.

Everything slows down.

But as Christians, we must fight this tendency. Paul told the Thessalonians that they were doing great at living the Christian life, but then told them, "Don't rest on that... don't slow down... do it MORE AND MORE." (1 Thessalonians 4:1)

Later in the same chapter he applied this principle to our love for one another. "Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more." (1 Thessalonians 4:9-10)

Christian, do you feel the tendency to slow down? In faithfulness to God, to His work, or to His people? Hear His reminder today and pick up the pace. Never be satisfied with slowing down, but serve Him MORE AND MORE!