Give the Lord No Rest

Scripture:

Isaiah 62:7 "Give the Lord no rest until He completes His work, until He makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth".

Observation:

In this passage Isaiah is prophesying once again to Israel and specifically Jerusalem. He is telling the people that God is going to work on their behalf and raise up Jerusalem again. As he is speaking this to them, he slips in this little phrase, "give the Lord no rest until He completes His work". He was telling them that God was going to overthrow their enemies, but they should give Him no rest until He does.

Application:

Giving the Lord no rest until He completes His work would be defined as. "pray hard until something happens and God's will is accomplished". I feel like sometimes we quit praying way too soon on things. Sometimes we pray, then when we don't see an answer, we give up or move on to something else. Here we are encouraged to continue praying and give God no rest until He changes the situation. In the NT we have the story of the persistent women who got what she wanted because she wore the king down, then we are told to pray that way. We need to be people of tenacity who don't give up until God answers.

Prayer:

Lord, teach me to pray with tenacity and endurance. Help me to pray faith filled prayers and not to leave you alone until things change. Help me understand more how to seek You and Your will effectively. Help me to pray prayers that make You happy. I will give You no rest until I see Your hand revealed in certain areas of my life and ministry.

Yours Forever,
Jeff