Pray Without Ceasing for Righteousness
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor 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.” Isa. 62:6, 7. How consoling, how helpful, it is to have the Lord thus urge us to plead with Him to have the right established in the earth, so that His church may be a praise and blessing to all men! It is not necessary thus to plead with the Lord in order to persuade Him to do this needed work; He is always ready. But He desires to have us realize the need of the ways of righteousness so strongly that we will keep in the atmosphere of heaven thru constant prayer. He does not say, “Cease troubling Me with your perplexities and difficulties;” He bids us “give Him no rest, till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem [His true people] a praise in the earth.” “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Heb. 4:16.