An Unceasing Flow – The Presidential Prayer Team

May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. – 2 Thessalonians 3:16

Paul’s prayer for the congregation at Thessalonica was one to give a sense of peace to a people who thought that judgment day, the Day of the Lord, had come – they were shaken and afraid, and confused. Paul wrote this letter to explain what had to take place before that day came. He also rebuked the lazy Christians in the congregation who were refusing to work, and who took advantage of those who provided food for them, giving instructions to the others on how this situation should be handled to bring peace to the congregation.

Paul’s final prayer in this letter is significant – a prayer to give them assurance of the grace of God and His constant presence to guard them and guide them through the persecutions they were experiencing. Jesus Christ was grace manifested, and the one who believes in His redemptive work here on earth can enjoy an inner calm that cannot be taken away by outward disruption or chaos.

Paul emphasizes, “The Lord of peace himself give you peace.” The Source never changes, peace is a gift, so it is yours without question. It is not just for a short time, it is “peace at all times,” an unceasing flow. You can have peace “in every way,” meaning in the varied circumstances of life. What could be better than this deep-seated peace through the personal presence of the Lord within you?!

Pray for peace within the congregation of believers. Then intercede for those in this nation who live in turmoil when they could have peace from the Lord and Prince of Peace Himself.

Today’s Verse: 2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.

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Recommended for further reading: Isaiah 53:4-6, 10-11; 54:5, 10

⁴ Surely he has borne our griefs
    and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
    smitten by God, and afflicted.
⁵But he was pierced for our transgressions;
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
    and with his wounds we are healed.
⁶All we like sheep have gone astray;
    we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity of us all.

¹⁰ Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him;
    he has put him to grief;
when his soul makes an offering for guilt,
    he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
¹¹Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
    make many to be accounted righteous,
    and he shall bear their iniquities.

⁵ For your Maker is your husband,
    the Lord of hosts is his name;
and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
    the God of the whole earth he is called.

¹⁰ For the mountains may depart
    and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
    and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.