Are you aiming for perfection?

When Paul was writing to the church in Thessalonica it was very different to his letter to the church in Corinth. The Thessalonians seemed to have things together - in chapter 2 Paul writes

"For you, brothers, became imitators of God's churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus"
He was fond of this church. But on thing that stood out - although they were doing a good job, and although Paul did not have much correction to bring, he never told them they had it all right! 

1 Thessalonians 4:10

      And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. 

Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more.

 

Paul urges the church to love more and more - not to ever settle with how much you love now, but to be constantly increasing!

God help us if we ever think we are doing enough! We need to be reaching for perfection, for excellence. Don't ever stop because you think that you have done enough - you have loved enough, you have served enough, you have gave enough! Not until you have given it ALL! Until you reach perfection in Christ - Heaven! 

Be encouraged in that we have so much more we can be doing for the Kingdom of God. 

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God"