Paul lived a certain kind of life. No doubt, he knew not everyone was cut out for that kind of life. He had a calling, a gifting placed upon him before he was ever born. Yet, while we might not have the same calling and gifting that Paul had, it is clear that much of the way that he lived his life was shaped and fashioned by the same thing that our lives should be shaped by: the gospel. Today we see something of a continuation from last week. Paul earnestly pleads with the Thessalonians that he was this, wasn’t that; today, Paul lets us know why these things were so.
