²² … Abraham remained standing before the Lord.^[d] 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Last night, I thought about how prayer works. The Moravian’s thought prayer was so important that they had developed a spirit of 24/7 prayer that was carried out daily by twenty-four men and twenty-four women, for one hundred years (according to the internet)!

Imagine organizing groups of people that present themselves to God every minute of every day. I have no reason to doubt that there are prayers going up to heaven every minute, perhaps every second, but what impresses me in the consciousness of this coordinated effort.

My woman’s prayer group is led  by a beautiful soul who just has a heart for building God’s kingdom and wanting to bring life’s ups and downs before Him. She has availed herself every night for nightly prayer, and she is the one who reminded me of the Moravians.

The Moravians are known for their piety; a word that we don’t often like as it has become synonymous with restriction, and even intolerance in our era.

But God loves the pious. He longs for us to love His Word, His truth, and His commands as much as He does so we can live in eternal bliss with Him.

Think about it like this. If I were to open my house to guests, I would not appreciate it if they soiled it by trashing the place. I would want the guests to respect my belongings, and my rules. Why? Well, because it is my house and I have a right to expect those I have invited in to honor my wishes. If they made a mistake, we would forgive them, if they were contrite, and allow them to stay. Just as Jesus offers us time to become better guests for the places He has prepared for us.

I don’t know about you, but I want to be a good guest in His house, as I try to be a good guest in my friends’ houses now. I want to be asked to return.

For me, this is why we pray, and it seems we are more in need of 24/7 prayer than any time in recent history. God has a plan, but we can only learn about Him and what it might be to spend eternity in His realm, by visiting with Him, and meeting with others to discuss what He has shown us.

We must be diligent, and change always begins with us. The change is good when God is the beginning. Let’s pray.