Pray Always
I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, the 8th of November, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.
We start in the Book of Colossians 4:2:
”Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;”
Then we go a little bit further on to 1 Thessalonians 5:17:
”…pray without ceasing,…”
It is a lifestyle. It is a habit, yes, and a very good one to develop. We need to pray more and speak less. Early this morning, I read something very special by a man of God, and this is what he wrote: “Our prayers often resemble the mischievous tricks of town children who knock at their neighbour's houses and then run away. We often knock at heaven’s door and then run off into the spirit of the world instead of waiting for entrance to be granted. We act as if we were afraid of having our prayers answered.”
Isn’t that so true? We pray but we don’t even believe that we’re going to get it, do we? Oh, my dear friend, I want to say to you today, we need to pray intentionally. We need to pray expecting an answer from God because the Lord is waiting for you and me so that He can answer our prayers.
We should pray when we go out. I was visiting a grandson of mine at university and we sat down in the restaurant, where we took him out for a meal, and as the waitress brought the food, we automatically held hands and prayed earnestly. We’d pray before we get in the motorcar to go on a trip. We pray all the time. It is a way of life. Jill and I will never go to sleep without praying. We pray in the morning. It’s the first thing we do when we open our eyes. We don’t run away like those naughty children knocking on the door. We wait at the entrance so that the Lord can answer our prayers.
Today, we need to start to pray, continually and earnestly. Not for other people to see us, but not afraid either. We pray in the marketplace; we pray in church; we pray at home; we pray when we are our own. I pray when I ride my horse, I pray when I ride my mountain bike, I pray for others.
Many a time, I’ve stopped at a garage to put in petrol and the Lord’s told me that lady sitting in that car is battling. I walk over and ask if I can have a word of prayer with her. Her eyes fill with tears and she says, ”Yes please.” Let us pray. God will answer every single one of our prayers.
Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.