II Thessalonians 1: 3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,[a] as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. 4 Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.
Whereas Paul usually says that he gives thanks to God whenever he is praying and remembers the people he is writing to, here he says "We ought" and that it "is right." It's just plain the right thing to do. God is at work, whether we see it all the time or not. We are blessed, even in times of struggle and suffering. People are being faithful, just not always in the ways we really want them to be. God is great; God is Good, and he deserves our thanksgiving!
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