Beating On Heaven's Door

It's a new week! Congratulations on your desire to give God the central voice in your life! It will make all the difference. Join me listening to what he has to say in Isaiah 62:6-12 today. Ever wonder if God gets tired of hearing you pray about some particular need you have? Maybe he does! And maybe that's exactly how he wants it!

I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem. (v. 6-7)

God actually invites me to wear him out with my prayers, reminding him of his promises and purposes. He challenges me to wear my knees out praying for these things to come. Is that because he is forgetful? He's got too many things on his plate and tends to let things slide if he's not constantly reminded and hassled to get on it? Hardly. Could it be that God is waiting for his people to get serious about praying? Could it be that he waits on me to see him as the only solution? Is he wanting his people's eyes turned intently on him before he brings in the age to come or even the next big blessing on his church? Might he be waiting for me to get more committed about praying for my life, my family, my relationships, my job before he moves to address my concerns?

Maybe the process of prayer--the process of learning to intently seek God's favor--is even more valuable to my overall well-being than the particular answers to those prayers.Maybe it's in that consistent seeking that I find something even better than what I'm asking for--a deeper dependence on God.

God promises to restore his people after times of darkness--specifically Jerusalem after its destruction by the Babylonians in 586 BC. And then he says this about how he, the King, has posted "watchmen" on the walls and given them the task of reminding him night and day of his promise until he keeps it. "Prayer warriors" is a term that may sound a little "out there" to some people. But they are such an amazing blessing! Who has God posted to pray constantly over my life? Has he posted me to pray constantly over someone else's? Over his church? What an important role that is! Lord, help me to fill it faithfully. And thank you for welcoming me to litter your throne room with my petitions!

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