The Nugget:
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
My Comment:
Of this list of memory verses I have been posting, this ought to be the easiest one for you to memorize! As short as it is, it is a command, though a blessed one. This does not mean that you must pray all day and do nothing else. But surely each of us can keep the needs of others as well as our own in prayer throughout the day. Instead of “counting sheep” to fall asleep, pray yourself to sleep each night. And should you wake up during the night, pray some more. Another good subject for our prayers is mentioned in the very next verse: “In every thing give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Now, get busy and memorize 1 Thessalonians 5:17, both the words and its “address” (book, chapter, and verse number). Follow its advice. It will spiritually enrich your life and the lives of those you pray for.
For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:
(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1391 for 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1415 or in Logos 5 Bible software for 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:
1 Thessalonians 5:17. Pray. T#1147. ver. 25. Ge 4:26. Dt 8:18. 1 S **12:23. 1 Ch 16:8, 10, 11, 29. 22:19. *28:9. 2 Ch +**7:14. 14:4, 7. 15:12, 13. 16:12. 17:3, 4. 26:1, 5. Ne 2:4. 11:17. Jb *5:8, 9. 15:4. 22:27. 23:3, 4. 33:26. 35:10, 11. Ps 2:8. *10:4. 53:2. 55:16. 62:2. 79:6. 95:6, 7. 105:3, 4. 109:4. Is 8:17. 17:7. 43:22. **45:11. *55:6. 62:6, 7. Je 3:4. La 3:40, 41. Ezk *22:30. 36:37. Da +*6:10, 11. 10:4. Ho *14:2. Jl *2:12-19. Am 5:6. 11:8. Zc 10:1. Mt *5:44. *6:5, 6. *7:7. 9:38. 17:21. 24:20. 26:41. Mk +*1:35. 6:46. 13:33. 14:37, 38. Lk 3:21. See on *+18:1. +*21:36. 22:40, 46. Jn *16:24. Ac 4:24. 16:25. Ro 12:12. 1 C 14:15. Ep *6:18. Ph *4:6. Col *4:2. 2 Th 3:1. 1 T *2:8. Ja 4:8. *5:13, 14, 16. 1 P *4:7. without ceasing. Gr. adialeiptōs (S#89g, 1 Th 1:3). T#540. 1 Th +1:3. 3:10. Ge 32:24-26. Ex 30:8. 1 S 1:12. Jb 27:10. Ps 55:17. Is +*62:6, 7. Da 6:10, 20. Mt 20:31. Lk 6:12. 11:5-8. +18:1, 5, 7, 8. +*21:36. Ac +6:4 (T#1319). 9:11. 10:2. *12:5. Ro 1:9. *12:12. Ep 1:16. *6:18. Col 1:9, +23 (T#514). *4:2, 12. Ju 20.
i thess 5.17 what a great command and encouraging one! the lord is good to us
psm 107.1 . to continually come to him and open up our hearts to him! ps 62.8
the cross refs are a blessing to and continually to search the scriptures. jn 5.39
i gave a good friend of mine today a copy of cross reference guide to the bible
and had great time sharing the blessing of that book. praise the lord for the
open door to share what a blessing the bible tool had been to me.
cross ref on i thess 5.17
1. lk 18.1 he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought
always to pray, and not to faint.
2 . lk 21.36 watch ye therefore and pray always.
3. rom 12.12 continuing instant in prayer.
4. eph 6.18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit
and watching thereunto with all perserverance.
5. col 4.2 continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving.
6. 1 pe 4.7 the end of all things unto god and the father in the name of our
lord jesus christ.
7 eph 5.20 giving thanks always for all things unto god and the father in the
name of our lord jesus christ.
8.mt 6.33 seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you.
9. jn 14.13-14 whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will i do, that the father
may be glorified in the son; if ye ask in anything in my name i will do it.
10. zech 4.6 not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the lord of
hosts.
11. ii co 12.9 my grace is sufficient for thee.
12. ps 81.10 open thy mouth wide and i will fill it.
13. i pe 2.6 he that believeth on him shall not be confounded
14. psm 65.2 o thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come
15. ” i believe god always answers prayer,
answers always, everywhere;
i may cast my anxious care, burdents i could
never bear, on the god who heareth prayer,
never need my sould despair since he bids me
boldly dare to the secret place repair, there to
prove he answers prayer.