A lot of us love a quick fix. When we encounter a problem; we like to get it fixed quickly, and go on with our lives.
Especially in our prayer lives, we are prone to praying a “one and done” prayer. We hope to pray a heartfelt prayer, reach the throne of God, feel assurance in our hearts and then get the answer within a day or two.
But sometimes instead of a quick answer, we hear “wait.” Or even worse, no answer at all. Silence. I ran across this scripture this week which really struck me:
I’ve posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62:6-7 MSG
Day and night they keep at it, praying, calling out,
reminding God to remember.
They are to give him no peace until he does what he said,
until he makes Jerusalem famous as the City of Praise.
God’s will for Jerusalem
This refers to praying for the deliverance of Israel. We know God’s will for His chosen people then was deliverance from Babylon, as well as later becoming the place from which Jesus will rule and reign in the Millennium. I don’t know why we must wait until the whole world knows Jerusalem as the City of Praise; but we are not there yet.
And so, we are instructed to remind the Lord, over and over.
The principle remains
Now, your special need might be something in addition to wanting to see the God’s kingdom fulfilled here on earth, but I believe the principle remains. If your desire is something you feel the Lord has promised in His word, then keep praying – day and night.
Isaiah says, “Remind God to remember.” It is okay to pray and ask more than once!
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This post was written in response to Five Minute Friday‘s prompt, “quick.” The post was written in 5 minutes; headings, scriptures and graphics took longer!
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