09/07/2026
Every Monday morning at 6:00 am, men gather in person at Westside Baptist Church, and on zoom to pray. Here is our devotion for today.
Men’s Prayer September 7. 2026
Pray Without Ceasing
“Pray without ceasing,”
1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV
Frances “Frank” Currey lost both of his parents by his age of 12. He lived in a boy’s home, and then he lived with his foster parents until he graduated high school. He joined the army at age 17, going to Officer Candidate School, where he graduated. The Army deemed him to immature to be an officer. With no commission, he trained as an infantryman, then moving to England.
Currey was left in England during the D Day Invasion because he was not 19 yet. He reached France a few days after the invasion, then going to fight in the Netherlands. During the Battle of Bulge, he was serving in Malmady, Belgium, when his unit was overrun by the Germans. He found a discarded bazooka and then ran through enemy fire to retrieve rockets to fire it with. He destroyed tanks, repelled the enemy with his BAR. Before the battle was over, Currey had destroyed or disabled every enemy vehicle. He rescued other soldiers who were pinned down by the enemy. He then was able to evacuate his squad, some of whom were wounded.
Currey, a man who grew up in uncertain circumstances, was deemed to immature to be an officer and then too young to land during the D Day invasion, had almost single handedly defended his squad’s position, rescued trapped soldiers, and repelled the enemy attack. All of this without any regard to his own personal safety. For his gallantry, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He went on to serve in a VA hospital as a counselor for 30 years.
What does this have to do with our verse for today? It is a very familiar verse that we have referred to many times here, As believers, we are told to “pray without ceasing.” There are no qualifications listed. You don’t have to have any education. Age doesn’t matter. Physical attributes don’t matter. Verbal skills don’t matter. Circumstances don’t matter. You have the power of prayer. You can reach God Himself. Jesus Christ is interceding for you. The Holy Spirit lives within you to tell you how to pray when you have no clue how to proceed in prayer. Like Frank Currey, you will have to dodge enemy fire and engage in combat with the evil army of Satan. You are to pray without ceasing, never leaving the battlefield of prayer. Andrew Murray, a great man of prayer, said this, “I need to spend time with God even when I do not know what to pray.” But no matter who you are, weak or strong, big or small, young or old, educated or not, good looking or not, as a believer in Christ, you are qualified, equipped, and armed with the weapon of prayer. Circumstances don’t matter. Put this weapon to use! Without ceasing! No excuses!
