2 Thessalonians 3:16
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A blessed morning to everyone. For this morning, we are to consider one verse — just one verse — from the letter of Paul to the Thessalonians, his second letter to them, in chapter 3 and verse 16. 2 Thessalonians, chapter 3, and verse 16. Let me read to you this verse, 2 Thessalonians 3:16: "Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all." Peace always by all means.
The Jews greet one another with a greeting, ‘Shalom,’ and that is ‘Peace be unto you.’ We have that in many cultures. I believe even in Chinese you say ‘Ping An’ to one another, there is a sense also of greeting peace to one another. And we desire peace, we want to have peace always. But as we look around, we know that there is no peace in this world. As we look around, there are many people who are struggling, and they have no peace in their hearts. They are worried; they are anxious.
In the United Nations website, I quoted this to emphasise to us how really the world wants peace. It says there, as World War II was about to end in 1945 — many of us were not yet born on this date — nations were in ruins and the world wanted peace. Representatives of 50 countries gathered at the United Nations Conference on International Organisation in San Francisco, California from 25 April to 26 June 1945. For the next two months, they proceeded to draft and then sign the UN Charter, which created a new international organization — the United Nations — which it was hoped would prevent another world war like the one they had just lived through.
We are not here to blame and point wrong on others. We are not here to say they are mistaken, but we know and we need not to mention this failure. We look around and know the wars in Europe, we know the wars in the Middle East, we know the troubles in South and Central America, and even in Africa. Notwithstanding, we also have in Asia. So this fact of the desire for peace is indeed in the hearts of every man. In fact, the world wanted peace, but there is no peace. It is not just at an international level. In society, we don't have peace. This global problem of peace, I believe, starts within ourselves. We are also people who do not have peace.
A Journal of Psychiatry published a study on the prevalence and economic burden of depression and anxiety symptoms among Singaporean adults. It was conducted in 2022, and probably the effect of COVID-19 is still seen in the result. But it is found that approximately 20% may experience symptoms consistent with at least one of these two conditions: depression and anxiety. If this is to be taken as representative of the whole Republic, it may mean one in five Singaporeans has depression and anxiety. If we have a population of 5 million, we can easily estimate 1 million people suffering either depression or anxiety. Globally, it is estimated to be about 5% of the population. That's why it is said that about 280 million people are suffering from these symptoms of depression and anxiety.
It is not surprising that if you look at some internet invitations on where to invest, they say one area where you can really hope for great profit in the near future is to invest in drug companies producing anti-depressants. It is expected that it will increase more and more throughout the years. Peace. Where is peace? And what is peace?
We have here the Apostle Paul. Of course, we know that he is inspired of God. This prayer: "Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all." Peace always by all means. Where is this peace? What is this peace that Paul talks about? Because if he says here there is peace always, why don't we have peace always in our lives? Why don't we have peace in this world?
We may think Paul was talking about another peace, or it may be that the situation of the Thessalonians at that time was a different situation than ours. We can say their time is so irrelevant to ours; that's why we don't have peace today. In their time, Paul could easily say, ‘You will have peace always by all means.’ But let's look at the Christians in Thessalonica. What was the situation during their time, and why was Paul saying this at the end of the second letter to them?
We know that the missions work in Thessalonica was a call of God towards the West. Paul wanted to go East. We all know that he really wanted to go to the eastern parts, northeastern parts of Asia. But then there was a Macedonian call, and in this Macedonian call, he was moved by the Spirit to go west. He went into Philippi, as we know in the book of Acts. And we know in Acts chapter 17, after Philippi, they were persecuted; they were put in jail. That was the time that this Philippian jailer was saved. But because of the persecution, they left Philippi. And then they went into the next cities. The next city that they went to in Acts chapter 17 was Thessalonica.
In Thessalonica, Paul remained there only for three Sabbath days, at least for 21 days, and he preached the Word. We see here that he reasoned with them out of the Scriptures. Many believed, but we also know that many opposed. In that opposition, we have this persecution that followed. The persecution was not just by words; it was not just false allegations; it was not just telling a person, ‘You're a liar.’
This was even worse because this persecution — these Jews who did not believe Apostle Paul's message — they tried to hire some lewd fellows, some base sorts, some of those people just without work, waiting for anyone to pay them to do any bad things, wicked things. They were gathered as a company, and they caused an uproar. They wanted Paul to be imprisoned, even to be murdered. We see that because of how they assaulted one of the people or persons who helped Paul, Jason. The trouble was increasingly hostile to them, and that's why they went to another place. They had to leave.
We see here that we have this escape that they did. When they troubled the people, they went by night unto Berea. They had to escape by night in darkness because the threat was real. That was the kind of persecution that they faced. It was not just psychological or emotional, it was not just by words. These people were ready to scourge, even to murder I believe, Paul.
So they left by night unto Berea. When they came to Berea, these Thessalonian Jews heard that they were in the next city. They followed him and immediately went with this baser sort of people, wanting to disturb Paul. When they were in Berea, they again were persecuted. These people wanted to cause trouble. That's why Paul had to leave towards Athens, Greece. He had to leave. If it was just persecution by words, I believe Paul could remain there. But there was physical persecution that was done and they wanted Paul to be eliminated.
So Paul had to travel to Athens, and there he felt that these people in Thessalonica, who just heard for a few days — three Sabbath days — many came to believe. He wanted to know their situation. He wanted to know of their walk in Christ. Did they continue on following the Lord Jesus Christ? Did they continue to follow the teachings that he preached to them? So he sent Timothy, and when Timothy was sent to them, here was the good news: they were a people who, in spite of the persecution, continued on. In fact, Paul knew that their testimony sounded from their place to the many regions, not only in Macedonia but in Achaia. That was a good testimony for the Thessalonian Christians.
But one thing that we have to take note of was that the persecution did not end when Paul left. These Christians in Thessalonica were still under great pressure from the Jews. In fact, here in 1 Thessalonians 1:6, it was noted that they were under much affliction, ‘You became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, but in spite of this, you have the joy of the Holy Ghost.’ So there was the persecution that continued against them.
We know, as Paul continued to describe how they suffered under the hands of these Jews. In fact, in chapter 2 of 1 Thessalonians, they were described to be a people just like the Jews in Judea during a time when they were persecuted because of Stephen, who was murdered. That was a time that they were scattered abroad. The persecution was great. Paul likened that persecution in Judea to that of the persecution in the city of Thessalonica.
In verse 14 of 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, he says, "For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen” — ‘You suffered like things. You suffered like what Steven also experienced. He was killed. You suffered under the hands of the Thessalonian Jews — “even as they have of the Jews: Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men” (1 Thessalonians 2:14-15).
So you will see that the persecution during this time was great. The threat was real. Paul described that indeed this was not something that was just emotional or just verbal abuse, but they were persecuted to the point that some of them were even killed, I believe. Because that was what happened in 1 Thessalonians — they were troubled because some died. Paul promised that there would be a Rapture. God, the Lord Jesus Christ, will come down and bring us up. They were quite worried because some died. What will happen to them? Can they also join us?
Paul is to explain in his letter in the first Thessalonians of the Rapture, not even us who will go before them; they will go before us. Those who have died in Christ, those who have slept in Jesus, buried — they will go ahead of us. That was the assurance.
So there was also the mental pressure that was upon them because there were false teachers. There were people who were trying to take the name of the Apostle Paul to write unto them false teachings, and because of this, they were worried also. When Paul explained to them that that is the case of the Rapture, then came another problem because he said, ‘Oh, the Rapture is already present with us.’ Or maybe some were thinking it has passed, ‘What about us? We are left behind. We are suffering in this tribulation. Probably we are now in the Great Tribulation.’
Paul again has to write in 2 Thessalonians, and the purpose of why he wrote this letter to them was to explain, ‘No, don't think about that. I have told you this Rapture will not come except there be falling away first. There is that apostasy, and not only the apostasy, but the revelation of the man of sin, the man of perdition. That Antichrist will be made known, and then Christ will come, will bring you up together with him.’
Now, that was the mental and emotional pressure that they had also. Not only physical and those threats of killing them, murdering them, there was also mental and emotional pressure that was upon them. But in this, Paul says, “Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all."
How is it possible? Well, the Thessalonian Christians would say, ‘Paul, you are dreaming. You're saying peace. Where is peace?’
Let us look at this verse, and I pray the Lord will speak to us also. The Spirit of God will open our eyes so that we can have this peace. It was not just a peace for the Thessalonian believers; it is preserved of God for us today to learn. There is peace always by all means for every believer, for every Christian, and I pray we will have this peace.
I. The Lord Of Peace
First, let us look at this verse. The first thing that we have to consider is that this God, whom Paul refers to as the Giver of this peace always by all means, is the Lord of Peace.
The Lord of Peace — what do we mean by the Lord of Peace? The Lord of Peace can be understood as He is peace Himself. His person, His attribute, His nature — He is peace. That cannot be taken away from Him. He Himself is peace. That even in the way He deals with people, He is angry with the wicked every day. In His anger, He's the God of Peace. He did it with peace. He has always that peace that cannot be taken away from Him. He will not change. He is our immutable God. He is the Lord of Peace. He will have peace always. He has that peace in Himself, and that is the God who will give us that peace. He is not the God who is changing from peace to trouble or peace to anxiety. He will have that peace always.
In many governments today, they promise peace to their countrymen, and by this, they accumulate many of the things that they can defend their own countries [with] — buying all these planes and tanks or whatever to keep their country at peace. But even though how much these government leaders will protect and keep the peace of the country, there will come a time that there are other countries who will invade. Other countries will attack, and you cannot say, ‘Don't come. We have peace here.’ You cannot say that because we are a peaceful country, you just stay put and do nothing. You have to fight. There will be war. There will be battle. Young boys will be called up. They must take care. They must use the guns, ammunition, whatever to fight against the invaders. We cannot maintain peace.
But the God of Peace will continue to have peace always because He is the Lord of Peace. He has peace in Himself. Not only that, He is peace. That is His attribute. That is His nature. The Lord of Peace means also that He is the owner of this peace. He is the sovereign ruler of peace. He is the one who is in control of peace. He is the one who looks after all things in peace. He is the Lord of Peace. He's the Master of peace. He's the Husbandman of peace. It is His own. He is peace, but He owns the peace in this world. He has peace, and He is controlling this peace, and He is the one who is ordaining peace.
That's why when he sent the Lord Jesus Christ, when it was prophesied that He will come, he says, ‘Peace on Earth. The Prince of Peace will come.’ That's His sovereign will. Peace will come. And not only that, as the Lord of Peace, as He is having this peace, as in control of peace, He is also, and the idea of the Lord of Peace can be understood also as He is the One who is dispensing this peace. He's producing this peace. He's a God who produces peace. He is the source of peace. He's the origin of peace. He is the fountain of peace.
You know, it is noted that in Africa, the longest river in the world, the Nile River, we know that the source of the river is about even 6,000 kilometers away from the Nile River of Egypt. And the water that comes into Egypt is not dependent on whether it's warm or hot or dry season in Egypt. It is dependent on the source. That's why there are times when it is so warm, it is so hot in Egypt, but there is flooding of the water. Why? Because of the source. It's raining out there. There is flooding, and it is bringing water into the Nile River. That was quite a miracle for many in the past, but now they understood. The source of this water is 6,000 kilometers away, and the flow of water is dependent on the origin, the fountain, that lake there that provides this water. The God of Peace is not dependent on how the world is living today in a very troubled life. It does not depend on whether we are in trouble ourselves. It depends on the Source. The God of Peace will provide.
This is why we do not rely on ourselves for peace. We do not get to have peace by ourselves. Many people today rely on anti-depressant drugs. We cannot say also that all of them must not take these drugs; we will not say that they should not take them. There are some medical requirements that they must take, but the peace that we should have must be sourced out from God. It does not depend on these things. I'm not saying you should not take them. If the doctor says you have to take them, but let us rely on God who will cause us to have peace. It does not depend on us; it does not depend on our environment; it does not depend on our circumstances. It depends on the One who gives peace because He is the Lord of Peace.
That's the God we have. He's the Prince of Peace, He's the Lord of Peace, He's the owner of peace, and He is peace Himself. If we have Him, then we have peace.
II. The Giver Of Peace
That's why we can see that Paul here says this Lord of Peace is the Giver of Peace. He gives peace to you always. But we may ask, why do we have troubles, why do we have anxieties, why do we have worries, why do we have wars, why do we have troubles, why do we have all these problems in the world when God gives us peace always?
Now, we have to understand that the word "give" here is in a prayer mood. Paul was not commanding the Lord to give peace; it was a request, it was a prayer: ‘The Lord of Peace may give you peace always.’ Why is it in a form of prayer? Why is it not available for all of us? Yes, it is not available for all because those people who have peace with God are the only ones who will appreciate God's peace. Those with peace with God can receive this peace.
We know in Romans chapter 3, Paul described that those who are still outside of God's kingdom know not peace; the way of peace they know not (Romans 3:17). They don't know that there is peace. Even if God will give them peace, they will see it as trouble. Even if God will give them peace, they will not acknowledge it or they will see that as a problem. Only those who are justified by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ have peace with God, and when we have peace with God, we know what that peace is. We can know what that peace is that God will give because we know it is from the Lord of Peace. If we don't know who is that Lord of Peace, even though how much peace He gives, we will not receive it.
I believe if somebody will deliver you and grab food into your place and you don't know who is The Giver or who ordered this, you will not receive it. Even if that's for you, even if your name is there, right? Even if that is your favorite food, you want that food, you want to eat that, ‘That is biryani, I like that, but I don't know who this person is who sent this.’ You don't want to receive it. Nobody told you about this order, and when you receive that, you don't want to eat it. There may be something fishy in this. Why did they give me this food?
We have to understand, only those who have peace with God can appreciate and can praise Him for this peace. Let us not take for granted that all of us here have peace with God. Even in the Far Eastern Bible College, for all our students, they give testimony before they come in, and they give testimony that they are called, they are saved, they are called. But even though with those testimonies, many of them, one of my batchmates, confessed and testified before us at the middle of the semester that he got saved in FEBC.
Let us not take for granted here. We know this is True Life Church, and I pray that all of us truly have peace with God. But let us examine ourselves. Maybe some of us here were just forced by the husband or were nagged by the wife or forced by the parents to come, and you are here to worship, but you don't really have peace with God because you have not repented of your sins and believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. Today, again, it is brought to you. You must have this peace with God because without that peace with God, you cannot receive peace from the Lord of Peace.
God says this peace that will be given to every believer is a peace that is “by all means”. By all means. What did Paul mean here by all means? He will give peace by all manner, by all ways, in all circumstances. He will give peace. It means that even though there seems to be trouble, there seems to be a trial, there seems to be something that we worry about, if we are truly people who have peace with God, He sends this for our peace.
That is not a psychological thing that you have to imagine, ‘This must be peace.’ This is truly peace because He's the Lord of Peace. He's not the Lord of trouble. He's not the Lord of war. He's not the Lord of confusion. He's not the Lord of problems. He's the Lord of Peace, and when He gives us this, even though this is trouble, it means war. It means something that troubles us. It means peace because He gives it to us.
What a great comfort it is for us that indeed it is God's peace. The Lord of Peace gives it to us so that when there are problems, conflicts, factions, divisions, splitting of churches, we see that God is sending this as peace. But, brother, where can you say there is peace when there are quarrels, there are shoutings, there are some of the problems that come, people leaving? Is there peace? Yes, because it comes from the Lord of Peace, and He says He will give peace always by all means.
In fact, one great example is the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He came into this world not living in a very peaceful life. He came, He was rejected by men, He was always accused by the Jews of trying to disobey the laws of Moses. Every time He did miracles, they were saying, ‘Oh, this is from Beelzebub.’ Every time He did good things, you know, ‘You have disobeyed, you have done this against the law.’ Then we know that in the last days, He was scourged, He was beaten, He was crucified on the cross. Was that peace? Was there peace during that time?
Can Jesus say, ‘Well, I have peace, I have peace under this scourging, this beating’? In fact, He says, ‘Lord, take this cup away from me, but not my will’ (Luke 22:42). It was not a peaceful situation. It was a troublesome situation, but God sent Him as the Prince of Peace, and there will be peace on earth because through His sacrifice, we have peace with God.
That was His joy, that when He saw the cross, He saw the cruelty, He saw the pain, He saw the anguish, He saw the excruciating pain that He would suffer, yet He saw peace. ‘I must go through this trouble to give peace.’ That made Him see the joy ahead of Him, that even in going to the cross, having all those pains, He saw that there will be people who will have peace, and you and I have experienced this peace.
All of you who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ have this peace, and that was because of the trouble. He gives peace to us by all means. It was a means by which Jesus had to suffer. It was a means by which Jesus had to go to the cross, but it is peace to us because He will always give peace by all means.
That is the goodness of God for us. And by giving this peace, we know here Paul says, “The Lord be with you.” The Lord be with you. We have the Lord of Peace. Our God is the Giver of Peace.
III. The Indwelling Peace
The third thing that we have to take note of is He is the indwelling peace. Yes, He's the Source of peace, but He's with us. Yes, He is the Founder of peace, but He is inside of us.
Did not the Lord Jesus Christ say that if you go, ‘I will be with you wherever you go, even unto the end of the world’ (Matthew 28:20)? Did He not say that the Spirit of God indwells every believer? That Spirit, the Spirit of Christ, is a seal by which we are assured of our salvation. He is with us. He is in us. He is indwelling in us. And who is indwelling in us? The God of Peace.
That's why people who have that indwelling Lord of Peace desire not to make trouble, desire not to cause problems. Yes, we still voice out. Yes, we still ask. Yes, we still have questions. We still have to debate on things, but we desire that it be done because we desire peace because we have the Lord of Peace. We don't want to cause commotions and troubles, because if you have that desire in your heart, you have the question in your mind: Do I have the Lord of Peace, the God of Peace, in my heart? He is indwelling in us. You cannot escape from Him. He will help us. He will cause us to do and to work out on peace.
He says in the Book of Romans, in chapter 12, that we must follow peace or we have to make peace. We have to be peaceable unto others. Also, in the Book of Hebrews, He says we have to follow peace, pursue after peace. We have to desire peace. Why? Because that is the manifestation of our hearts. A heart filled with the Spirit of God is one who has the desire of peace. Why? Because we know that the Fruit of the Spirit of God that is in us is peace. It's not trouble. It's not war. It's not hatred. It's not something that will cause people to be eliminated. It is a desire for peace.
Though there are some problems, our prayer is still peace. That we have peace is indwelling in every believer, and that's the peace that Paul says we must have. It begins with the Lord of Peace, and if we have that peace because we have a personal relationship with Him, we have peace with God. Then we have that indwelling peace in us, and that indwelling peace will cause us to pursue after peace, work after peace, follow after peace, to deal peaceably with other people. We are peacemakers; we are not troublemakers because we have peace with God. We still have some questions and debates, but there is the desire that this must be settled in peace because we have peace in our hearts.
Do you have peace? Do we have peace? I thought before, in my time before I became a Christian, that I had peace. I trusted in my promotions and I trusted in what I could get. I thought it would be a peaceful life ahead of me because I was sent to study further, and I thought, ‘This is peace. I will have more of my resources, and I will have peace.’ But thank God that we have the Lord of Peace who will give peace always by all means. That means was to trouble me. It was a crisis in my life that came that I know I am a sinner. I was not thinking that I was not a sinner. I was not thinking that I disobeyed God. I thought I was a pretty good Christian because I was in the Charismatic Church speaking in tongues. I thought I was above others because I had a special gift, and I thought that I would enter into God's kingdom immediately if I left this earth.
But when I was left alone, that sinfulness came out, and the Lord showed me how wretched I am. That was a crisis in my life. As I look back, I see I was so depressed. I was so anxious. I could not sleep. I was so afraid that if I closed my eyes, the next time I opened them, I would be in hell. So I had to go to the bathroom to keep on showering so that I could sleep. I always went to church. I didn't understand what the mass was about because it was done in their own language, but I just went there. I prayed the rosary, not just one mystery per day but three mysteries per day. I should be given the sainthood kind of award by the Roman Catholics if I told them that I did that.
But I prayed the rosary because I thought that was the way for me to have peace. I confessed my sins to the priest every Sunday. I don't know if he understood what I said. When he asked me also what I had to pray, I didn't understand either. I just remember that the first number is for Our Father, the next number is for the Hail Mary, and the next number is for the closing prayer. So when he gave me that number, that's the prayer that I would have. But there was no peace until God opened my eyes to see the truth, and I understood it through the Word of God.
There was one person who told me of God's Word, and I thank the missionary, the person of the Reverend Robert Clutz, who opened the Word for me and told me we have the Lord of Peace. It was hard for me; it was scary for me because I knew if I went back to the Philippines, I would be exonerated. But there was peace in my heart. I believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. I trusted in Him, and I thank God for that peace because that peace is peace with Him. I can sleep well. I can eat well. I can continue on living with peace in my heart because I know that I am saved. I am no longer going to wake up in hell. I will wake up someday in heaven to be with God. That's the hope that I have, and whenever troubles may come, I have peace.
But as we go on in our Christian life, we know there are times that we have troubles. We cannot deny that. You may ask me, ‘Brother, do you have peace always, 24/7?’ I say, no. In fact, last year, the other year was the most troublesome for me. I knew not peace during that time. I should say I did not have peace, and I questioned God: ‘Why like this? Why like that? Why subject us to this kind of thing?’ I did not have peace. But I did not understand, and I forgot that this God, the Lord of Peace, will give me peace always by all means. As a hindsight, and one preacher said, ‘The hindsight is the best sight.’ I look back and say, ‘Lord, thank you, for that was indeed peace for me.’
Imagine until today, people will look at me, still staring at me and looking at me as one who is mishandling money and doing all these things, bringing money to the Philippines without proper acknowledgment. But because of God's peace, He brought me through that very difficult situation of getting all those things because we were audited for two years. But that was God's peace. I have peace to face with you. I can say there were no irregularities. But somehow along the way, it was not a peaceful way for me. But God says it is peace for you.
Are you going through a trial? Are you going through some troubles? Are you going through some sickness? It is peace if that is from the Lord of Peace. Just make sure you have peace with God so that you will have the assurance that whatever will happen in our lives, there is always peace.
I thank God I was called to by M.O.M., I was scared because the officer who interviewed me told me, ‘Oh, one of the punishments of this might be imprisonment.’ I was teaching church history. I encouraged the students, ‘You must be bold and faithful to the Lord in spite of whatever imprisonment you will face.’ But when I was told I might be imprisoned, I was shaken. I was scared.
But you know what? I am thankful because it was cleared. I can now preach anywhere. I can teach in FEBC. I can do all things, and I understand it is not something that is done illegally. It was approved by them. There is peace. If it remained until today, I would always be troubled. There's always this look of suspicion, allegations, accusations, but there is peace. God sends peace always by all means, and we have to thank God.
Those who can receive this peace are only those who have peace with God. You don't have any peace even until eternity if you have no peace with God, if you are not justified by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, peace is elusive. There is this documentary by BBC on elusive peace that was at the time of Bill Clinton trying to have a peaceful treaty between Israel and Palestine, and the title, of course, clearly says the content: elusive peace. It was a useless treaty. Today we know the truth, the proof.
But is it elusive to Christians, to believers? You know, the troubles we have here on earth for 80, 90, if you wish you can go 100 more years on this earth, is nothing. It is eclipsed with that eternal peace that you will have in God if you have peace with Him. You can't even find it if you compare your 100 years with eternity. You cannot even look at where is that trouble for 100 years, but there is eternity of peace. That is if you have peace with God, and the Lord of Peace will grant you, will give you peace always by all means.
Peace is not elusive to Christians. Peace is given by the Lord of Peace, and He will give peace always by all means, and this peace is indwelling in us. Next time we have troubles, next time we have problems, you have to ask God, ‘Lord, grant me that peace, and I know that this will come out to be good for me because it is for my peace because You who give this to me is the Lord of Peace.’ I pray that we have this truth in our hearts, and I pray that the Lord will grant us peace, peace always by all means. The Lord of Peace be with you. Shalom Aleichem. Let us pray.
Our Father in Heaven, thank Thee that Thou art our Lord of Peace, and Thou hast given us Thy Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to be the Peace on Earth. He is the Prince of Peace, and we have the Spirit of God indwelling in us who bears fruit of peace. We pray, Lord, that in times of trials and troubles we know we have peace. And when we experience all this, help us to look forward to what is ahead of us and help us to understand that Thou art our God who allows all these things for our peace. We pray and we give You thanks for all these things. In Jesus' name, Amen.
THE BOOK OF 2 THESSALONIANSTrue Saving FaithTrue Saving Faith2 Thessalonians 1:1-4
Man’s Final DestinationMan’s Final Destination2 Thessalonians 1:5-10
The Things We Should PrayThe Things We Should Pray2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
Understanding the End TimesUnderstanding the End Times2 Thessalonians 2:1-5
Be Ready for the End TimesBe Ready for the End Times2 Thessalonians 2:6-12
We Can Do Nothing Against the Truth, But For the TruthWe Can Do Nothing Against the Truth, But For the Truth2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
Facing the Days Ahead with God's Comfort and StrengthFacing the Days Ahead with God's Comfort and Strength2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Pray for UsPray for Us2 Thessalonians 3:1-2
The Lord is FaithfulThe Lord is Faithful2 Thessalonians 3:3
The Lord is FaithfulThe Lord is Faithful2 Thessalonians 3:3
God Leads Us AlongGod Leads Us Along2 Thessalonians 3:4-5
Allegiance to Truth or FriendshipAllegiance to Truth or Friendship2 Thessalonians 3:6
No Work, No EatNo Work, No Eat2 Thessalonians 3:7-10
Do Not Give UpDo Not Give Up2 Thessalonians 3:11-15
Peace Always By All MeansPeace Always By All Means2 Thessalonians 3:16
Having Peace Always in Every CircumstanceHaving Peace Always in Every Circumstance2 Thessalonians 3:16-18
