Pray Continually

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).

I am a simple man. I like clarity. I appreciate it when the Bible doesn’t beat around the bush and just comes out straight and tells me what God’s will is.

That’s why I love our text. It just simply tells us “this is God’s will for you.”

So what is God’s will for us?
1. Rejoice always
2. Pray continually
3. Give thanks in all circumstances

Pay attention to these words: “always,” “continually,” and “all circumstances.” That’s pretty comprehensive.

This is God’s will for you and me. Since this is God’s will we ought to do what God is telling us to do.

The key to rejoicing always and giving thanks in all circumstances is in praying continually.

We are to pray without ceasing. There are different ways to pray and different types of prayers. One of the ways that God calls us to pray is to constantly be in conversation with God. Just like very few of us like to go anywhere without our smartphones these days, God is saying, remember that I am with you always.

Keep talking to God throughout the day as if God we’re with you…because he is. When we become aware of God’s presence with us at all times, we will find ourselves rejoicing always and giving thanks in all circumstances because God is with us. There is never a time or place or circumstance in which God is absent.

This is God’s will for you. Rejoice always and give thanks in all circumstances by praying continually.