Rejoice, Pray, Give Thanks!

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

    Rejoice evermore! Pray without ceasing! In everything give thanks! This is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

    We always have cause to rejoice in our blessed Redeemer; that we live in an attitude of prayer and communion with our Lord; and because he orders our steps and all things are working together for our good, that we give thanks unto him for everything! “Rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks.” The difficulty involved in fulfilling this command of our Lord has no bearing on the authority of it nor the responsibility to obey it. Our Lord said to his disciples in John 13: 17, “If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.” So, we hear him say, “Rejoice, pray, give thanks” and we know these things, our happiness will be found in doing them!