Lord, we trust in you.
Lord, guide us away from loving evil.
Lord direct our actions and efforts to let evil exhaust itself.
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Thessalonians 5 New International Version
The Day
of the Lord
Now,
brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that
the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction
will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will
not escape.
But
you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise
you like a thief. You are all children of the light and children of the day.
We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but
let us be awake and sober. For those who
sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting
on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to
receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep,
we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,
just as in fact you are doing.
Final
Instructions
Now we
ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you,
who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard
in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are
idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with
everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back
wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for
everyone else.
Rejoice
always, pray
continually, give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Do
not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.
May
God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole
spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is
faithful, and he will do it.
Brothers
and sisters, pray for us. Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss. I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to
all the brothers and sisters.
The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
We Claim
these things with the Power in the Name of Jesus; Christ the Messiah. Amen.
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