Never stop praying.

“Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Here, the Apostle Paul was writing to the church in Thessalonica, a prominent city in Macedonia, which is modern-day Greece. He had traveled to this city and made disciples. And now here he was writing to them, fully aware of the hostile environment in which these new followers of Christ lived. False teachers were on the rise. Attacks on the church were intense, and every attempt to return to see these new Christians was hindered by Satan.

Does this sound familiar? Yes, it does. We are seeing the same hostility, the rise of false teachers, attacks on God’s people, and roadblocks and delays in getting the Gospel to those who need it most. As with the Thessalonians, the Lord is encouraging us with the same wisdom He gave through Paul. Pray without ceasing. Pray at all times is how the Good News Translation puts it. Be unceasing and persistent in prayer, says the Amplified Bible. Never stop praying says the New Living Translation. Same wisdom shared four different ways so we can get the point.

The goal of prayer is not for all of our problems to miraculously go away, but for God’s divine plan and purpose to be fulfilled in the earth, even in the face of hostility, uprisings, and turmoil.

Never stop praying.

Prayer: Yes, Father, we hear you. We sense the urgency of prayer, and we yield to your will to pray on an ongoing basis with fervency and persistence. The times we’re living in are as intense as they were in the past. The wisdom then was to pray without ceasing, and we receive that same wisdom now. Holy Spirit lead us and show us where you want us to focus our prayers. Be greatly glorified in the earth, Father. We trust you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

14 thoughts on “Never stop praying.”

  1. No matter what’s going through on, praise for You shall continually be in my mouth! And, I need to pray throughout it all! Thank You, Lord! You are good all the time!!

  2. Amen, it has been year since I read these blessed messages, Amen. I am happy God instructed me to find this app again. Praise God and your obedience. Your message through the word has help me through DV, a tumor, homelessness and God’s reviving my walk in Him and now I passed down to my daughter that just had a baby.
    God bless this community

    Prophet Annabelle Ortiz daughter of the king πŸ‘‘

  3. Amen, it has been year since I read these blessed messages, Amen. I am happy God instructed me to find this app again. Praise God and your obedience. Your message through the word has help me through DV, a tumor, homelessness and God’s reviving my walk in Him and now I passed down to my daughter that just had a baby.
    God bless this community daughter of the king πŸ‘‘

  4. Thank you for reminding me that prayer changes things. I will thank God, pray and worship. Thank you again. Blessings, Shalom and Agape πŸ‘€πŸ™πŸ½β™₯οΈπŸ“–πŸ™ŒπŸ½

  5. Amen. Never stop praying is a great word especially for today, we need to stay connected to God as much as possible and that is through prayer and faith. Jesus is on his way back and times are good to get even more perilous.

  6. Thank you for this devotional…The timing is so perfect. The theme for our church this year is centered on prayer….WHEN WE PRAY….GOD MOVES. God is calling us to PAUSE and spend time before Him in prayer….and watch what happens!!!!!

  7. I’m Irish. I pray constantly.
    Lately I am praying a lot more about things like clean air, water and food.
    I don’t think we were shown to pray over food as a daily religious ritual.
    I am sure it’s because we are all dealing with NEEDING to bless and purify our food on a molecular level to be good in our bodies. We can change it by blessing it like Emoto did when blessing water crystals. I think that our King of Kings knew this would be essential.
    I pray a lot more Warfare Style lately too. Peace is not preferred by those who strive to divide us. I pray that they are convicted in their hearts to desire peace.

  8. Although things have happened that are out of my control. I do not fear life as I thought that I would because I know that you are with me. You took the command to not worry to a whole new level. Its excruciating but I am learning to accept the grace that is apart of this journey with you.

  9. Amen , I trust you, father God forever you are my everything I will continue to pray even days that I don’t feel like praying I say thank you father God guide me and touch me in the mighty name of Jesus Amen πŸ™ŒπŸΎπŸ™πŸΎ I left my hands to you Father God πŸ’œπŸ’•πŸ’œπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸΎ

  10. My GOD, My GOD, The INE who sits on the Throne… Thanks, for The Wisdom, The knowledge & Spiritual Understanding, You are bringing to Me… I received everything I just read and will keep on praying on an ongoing basis… In JESUS Mighty Name…
    Amen!!!
    Thanks, To The DOTK Family & GOD, Please Continue To Bless Them!!! Amen!!!

  11. Amen & Amen. All honor & glory to You dear Lord. Plz help me become a better prayer warrior & plz grant us peace. In Jesus’ name β€οΈπŸ™πŸ•Š

  12. Good morning Father God, my provider! Thank You for breathing breathe into my body this morning Heavenly! Thank You for Loving me enough to know that I will continue try to understand, and spread You word! I pray thee things in Jesus Christ name, Amen! πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎ

  13. forever be grateful to this professional spell caster who helped me change my husband heart to love and want me again. email him at: Excellentspellcaster@gmail. com

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