Scripture
O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
they will pray day and night, continually.
Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord.
Give the Lord no rest until he completes his work,
until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth. Isaiah 62:6-7

Observation
Heaven was bankrupted for it. The only son was killed for it. The local church is the centre of God’s attention. The Lord is looking for those who are as obsessed with the church as he is.

God is looking for those who will pray about the church as much as he thinks about it. He wants to be bothered. He wants prayer to ascend in the night as much as in the morning.

Application
Few hear this heartbeat of the Father for the local church. For most the local church only gets one morning a week worth of thought. But there are watchmen appointed by the Lord who can think of nothing else.

Prayer
Wake me up Father whenever you need someone to talk to about your church. Remind me in my waking hours that little else matters. Give me a heart like David who would not let rest come to his eyes until he found a resting place for your presence in Jerusalem. Your city and the people in it are all that matters. Keep me awake, Father, for what matters most to you. Amen.