God’s Truth for Trying Times - 7/15/21

We need God’s truth in trying times. Read the Scripture passage, think about what it is saying, then pray; by yourself or with your household. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly (Col. 3:16).

READ: 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7

And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. [2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 ESV]

CONSIDER: This may be one of the more trickier passages in scripture to interpret. There is a restrainer restraining the man of lawlessness. He will keep restraining the man of lawlessness until God's predetermined time.

THINK: What does this declare about God? What are God’s people being called to do? What assurance is given? How does the Word of God transform our hearts and lives and relationships?