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 make Jerusalem a praise in the earth (Isa 62:6,7)
It's Biblical to keep on ""keeping on" --to keep praying and crying out --because the more we insist, the more God will come.
God does answer single prayers, but sometimes it takes persistency to get His attention. That's how it was with my Mom, especially when my sister and I decided that we needed an adorable yellow duckling. After all we didn't need hamsters, mice, cats, dogs--we had our fair share of those. So, it was time for a baby duck. So, in unison, from the backseat of the car, we chanted our request and insisted over, and over and over again! Before long, we were enjoying watching our yellow duckling waddle around.
In Luke 11, we can read a parable that Jesus spoke in relation to importunity and how the door was eventually opened for the man that refused to leave and kept knocking, and knocking, and knocking. Jesus related this to the importunity that we need to demonstrate in prayer at times too.
Last year, I had the opportunity to attend a house meeting where the mayor of Jerusalem was speaking. He shared an amazing revelation of the Hebrew language. He said that there are two Hebrew word for "watchmen" and one of them is the same word for "Christians". Isaiah 62 speaks of --us--it's Christians that God has called to be watchmen, not holding our peace, upon spiritual walls. God wants us to cry out for Jerusalem, in the Spirit realm, to be a praise in the Earth.
Jesus told the woman at the well who was looking for confirmation about the right place to worship;" Woman, Believe me the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain , nor yet at Jerusalem worship the Father....But the hour cometh and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.( John 4:21,23)
So, while the natural Jerusalem is significant, Christians understand that
Jerusalem is in the Spirit realm--the definition is "City of Peace" and God wants the "City of Peace realm" to be a praise in the Earth.
John the Revelator saw the new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband (Rev 21:2)
The more we cry out, the more this realm of peace will lower from the heavens to the Earth and the more others will enter this peaceful city. Jesus
is the Prince of peace and there are millions through out the nations that don't know Him. Instead of a descending city of peace hovering over their land, there is chaos, darkness and massive spiritual strongholds occupying the heavenly spheres over vast territories. But as watchmen on the wall, we have cries that will change the spiritual atmospheres. That's why we can't hold our peace--we have to pray, cry out, and intercede more--many are suffering in darkness and souls are at stake daily. We can't afford to hold our peace--We need the Peace of Peace to Come, to Bring His Dwelling--to Bring His Presence and Descend in Glory that will shatter strongholds, save masses, and manifest His Glory in the nations.
The more we cry out--the more His Glory will Descend--will you cry out as God's watchmen? Don't hold your peace day or Night--keep on "keeping on" --keep not silence and we will see Him make Jerusalem a Praise in the Earth!! The City of our Great King in the Spirit will manifest globally in the Nations. And it will be a Purely Glorious Praise!!
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