S – May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you

 2 Thessalonians 3:16 CSB

O – Commentary:

Paul’s concern was for peace within the church through the unity of all members obeying the truth. The Lord is the source of peace (cf. 1 Thes. 5:23) and Paul prayed that He would bestow this on the Christians in Thessalonica. A Christian and a church enjoy peace when they are rightly related to the will of God. Paul prayed that this would be the Thessalonians’ condition at all times regardless of their circumstances, even in persecution.

“2 Thessalonians,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – Peace is one of the greatest promises one receives in a relationship with God.  No matter what you are facing, you can have peace that God’s got it.  The challenge is usually the battle of our will versus God’s will.  He offers his presence, power and peace.  We offer our strength, gifts and talents.  When we do things on our own, those attributes are all we have.  When we invite God into it, we have those and all of Him – big difference.

R – Heavenly Father, you alone are worthy of all praise and honor. We choose your will over our own today. We surrender our thoughts, words, actions, gifts and talents to you. We invite your Holy Spirit to bring all of your character into our lives. We will walk in your power, presence and peace.