Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Thessalonians 5:12-18
by: Jasmine Lynch.
Prayer is actively communicating with God. How can one communicate without ceasing (v.17)? Communicating involves more than talking and listening: seeing God’s handiwork and responding to His creation; hearing the thunder roll; watching the lightning flash; observing a newborn bird, animal, or baby. When you acknowledge God’s work and communicate your appreciation, your fear, your adoration, your ignorance of what you see or hear, then you are praying. When you give Him thanks for everything, love your leaders, and seek peace, then you can “rejoice evermore” (v.16), knowing you are doing God’s will. The health of your church depends on your prayer ministry.