Someday, we get to rest.

“And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels” (2 Thessalonians 1:7).

Meanwhile, we deal with suffering, problems, temptation, persecution, conflict, and their ilk. Yuck!

Thankfully, we are not left alone to our own devices, struggling on in our own strength.

Nope, we don’t have to do it that way!

“Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thessalonians 1:2).

“We pray always for you” (2 Thessalonians 1:11).

Rest waits.

But right now we can enjoy and live by grace, peace, and the prayers of others.

That also means I need to pray for others.

Posted: January 4

I suppose most of us generally like the sound of that.

With no restrictions, we have free course to do whatever we want, whenever want, wherever we want, however we want, for as long as we want.

But what about this next “free course”?

“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you” (2 Thessalonians 3:1).

Am I willing to give God’s Word free course in my life?

That is what I want.

But I need people to pray for me.

Otherwise I tend to restrict the Word in my life.

Do you know what I mean?