Friday, April 8, 2011
Isaiah 62: 6, 7
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never hold their peace day or night; ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, and give Him no rest, till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
BE PERSISTENT IN PRAYER
Persistence in prayer is part of the fellowship in prayer. When we gather together, in one accord, praying in one heart and mind for the same thing, we must continue to pray until what we ask for happens. Too many people give up, because they do not see a result of the prayer. The LORD respects persistence as part of the act of faith. When we stand on the Word of the LORD and know that He will do what He says, then our persistence is actually continued agreement with Him; thus, an act of faith.
Waiting for an answer is not easy. We live in a society of instant gratification, so when we ask, we what it NOW. GOD does not always work that way. He has a plan for every action of His and every word He speaks. The timing of His actions are critical to His plan, so He may wait and ask us to wait for the fulfillment. Think about the people who loved GOD with all their heart and soul and mind and might, waiting for the coming of the Messiah. They had to wait in Sheol until JESUS came and got them after He had risen from the dead. That was a very long wait, but they did not lose hope.
In Ezekiel 3 and 33, there is a reference to the Watchman on the Wall. This watchman signals warnings to the city. They watch day and night, alert and ever in tune with the LORD. The Watchman speaks a warning to the people and is held accountable to GOD for his words. Intercessors are Watchmen, they watch for the Word from the LORD and they speak His word to the people. Intercessors can be counted on to stand with those who pray and stand in for those who can not or do not pray. Intercessors stand in the gap and are the persistent vehicles of prayer to the LORD.
WATCH AND BE ALERT FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD IS AT HAND
Isaiah 62: 6, 7
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never hold their peace day or night; ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, and give Him no rest, till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
BE PERSISTENT IN PRAYER
Persistence in prayer is part of the fellowship in prayer. When we gather together, in one accord, praying in one heart and mind for the same thing, we must continue to pray until what we ask for happens. Too many people give up, because they do not see a result of the prayer. The LORD respects persistence as part of the act of faith. When we stand on the Word of the LORD and know that He will do what He says, then our persistence is actually continued agreement with Him; thus, an act of faith.
Waiting for an answer is not easy. We live in a society of instant gratification, so when we ask, we what it NOW. GOD does not always work that way. He has a plan for every action of His and every word He speaks. The timing of His actions are critical to His plan, so He may wait and ask us to wait for the fulfillment. Think about the people who loved GOD with all their heart and soul and mind and might, waiting for the coming of the Messiah. They had to wait in Sheol until JESUS came and got them after He had risen from the dead. That was a very long wait, but they did not lose hope.
In Ezekiel 3 and 33, there is a reference to the Watchman on the Wall. This watchman signals warnings to the city. They watch day and night, alert and ever in tune with the LORD. The Watchman speaks a warning to the people and is held accountable to GOD for his words. Intercessors are Watchmen, they watch for the Word from the LORD and they speak His word to the people. Intercessors can be counted on to stand with those who pray and stand in for those who can not or do not pray. Intercessors stand in the gap and are the persistent vehicles of prayer to the LORD.
WATCH AND BE ALERT FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD IS AT HAND
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