Pray without ceasing.
Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks.
For this is the will of God
in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Pray without ceasing is the command in 1 Thessalonians 5:17. It stands between rejoice always and in everything give thanks. The three belong together. Praying without ceasing does not mean uninterrupted speech. It means a life of constant dependence on God, a habit of turning to Him in every circumstance. It is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
- The command is short and absolute. Pray without ceasing.
- It is part of the will of God for the believer.
- It accompanies rejoicing and thanksgiving.
- The church is called to this continual prayer.
- Jesus taught His disciples to pray and not to faint.
Pray without ceasing. The line is open. The will of God includes this constant turning to Him.
Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God
in Christ Jesus concerning you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17 is the direct command.
- It is grouped with rejoicing and thanksgiving as the will of God.
- Without ceasing means continual, not a single unbroken monologue.
- Luke 18:1 records Jesus’ teaching that men ought always to pray and not to faint.
- Ephesians 6:18 calls for praying always with all prayer and supplication.
- The Command – Pray without ceasing.
- The Manner – Continual dependence, not uninterrupted speech.
- The Company – With rejoice always and in everything give thanks.
- The Will – This is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
- The Habit – A life turned toward God in every circumstance.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – “Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
- Luke 18:1 – “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.”
- Ephesians 6:18 – “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.”
- Colossians 4:2 – “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.”
- Romans 12:12 – “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.”
Pray without ceasing.
Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
Pray without ceasing is the life of constant dependence on God. It is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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