The Irrefutable Law of Night and Day Prayer

By Jaeson Ma

"Shall not God bring about JUSTICE for His elect, who cry out to Him day and night ? I tell you that He will bring about JUSTICE FOR THEM SPEEDILY" (Luke 18:7-8, NAS)

"Shall God not AVENGE His own elect who cry out day and night to Him? I tell you that He will AVENGE THEM SPEEDILY" (Luke 18:7-9, NKJ)

Twenty-four-seven night and day intercession releases justice, vengeance and God's judgment upon the kingdom of darkness. 24-7 prayer makes the wrong things right. It corrects error and restores God's intended purpose. It punishes the rebellious and redeems the responsive. In other words, it brings revival in the church. Revival is justice--it corrects wrong and makes things right. For example, God's judgment on sickness is healing. God's judgment on the kingdom of darkness is when thousands of non-believers get saved on a campus or in a city-- it is a judgment on unbelief. It is revival. God's judgment on division is unity in the Church. God's judgment on sin is when people are delivered from sinful bondage into a lifestyle of holiness. [3]We need God's justice in the earth and on our campuses, and it can only happen through 24-7 prayer.

Throughout history, whenever God's people chose to dedicate themselves to night and day praise, worship and intercession, the kingdom of God expanded in power and speedy justice as at no other time. As God's people pour forth an onslaught of non-stop prayer, God releases heaven on earth and it can't be stopped!

1. Bangor , Ireland, 555 AD., under the leadership of Comgall and Columbanus night and day worship continued for over 300 years with a missionary zeal that touched all of Europe.

2. Hernhut , Germany, 1727 A.D., under the leadership of Count Zinzendorf night and day intercession continued for over 120 years, in its time sending out more missionaries than the Protestant church combined.

3. Seoul , Korea, over the last 40 years, under the leadership of David Yonggi Cho night and day prayer has continued for over 30 years with a missionary passion touching many parts of Asia.

4. IHOP, Kansas City (Mike Bickle) and 24-7prayer.com, England (Pete Greig) two separate prayer movements, both started in 1999 with continued night and day prayer continuing on over 7 years and passionately reaching the next generation for Christ.

5. Tabernacle of David in Jerusalem , 1000 B.C. under the leadership of King David night and day prayer and worship continued for 33 years into King Solomon's reign. (1 Chron 15-16, 2 Chron 5-7)

In this generation, God is restoring night and day prayer because He is committed to His purpose to release justice on the earth. Even though your campus may only start with one day, one week, or one month of 24-7 prayer, before establishing a permanent 24-7 campus house of prayer, the goal is not merely to pray 24-7. Rather, the goal is to seek God's face and to cry out for speedy justice to invade your campus and city. Establishing 24-7 Prayer is a move of the Holy Spirit, not a fad, a method, or a cool thing to do. It is the holy work of God, a divine strategy, released to this generation to reclaim campuses and, ultimately, your generation for the glory of God. Here are a few good reasons the Holy Spirit is putting this on the hearts of many.

We Pray 24-7 on Earth because God is Doing it in the Heavens

In Matthew 6:9 Jesus commands us to pray for His kingdom to come, His will to be done, on earth as it is in heaven. What are they doing in heaven? They are eternally praising, worshipping and praying to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. It is not our goal to get to heaven; our goal is to get heaven down to earth and onto our campuses.

We Pray 24-7 because It Releases God's Speedy Justice on the Earth

In Luke 18:7 we learn God releases speedy justice and makes the wrongs things immediately right when we cry out to Him night and day. There are many wrong things that need to be made right in our generation: abortion, homosexuality, poverty, racism, sickness and disease, drunkenness and sexual immorality, etc. Sound like your college campus? We must pray day and night on our campuses to release God's justice--revival. I have been part of a movement called Bound4life.com that has mobilized students in Washington D.C. to pray 24-7 for the ending of abortion. God is answering our prayers and placing righteous judges into the Supreme Court because we are crying out night and day, justice for the unborn.

We Pray 24-7 to Fulfill the Great Commandment in Order to Obey the Great Commission

In Matthew 22:37 we are commanded to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, strength and mind. It is through praise, worship and non-stop intercession that God is glorified. The Westminster Catechism says, "The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever." Yes, we enjoy God through our devotion first and our works second. Lovers always outwork workers. By spending time in a prayer room, we encounter God's presence and He fuels our passion to preach the Gospel on our campuses. We are sons and daughters of God, not slaves and servants. As we give ourselves to one thing--loving and enjoying God--we will do greater works for Him (John 14:12). Permanent 24-7 prayer rooms on campus will act as apostolic mission centers that fuel evangelism, simple church planting and missions.

We Pray 24-7 because the Devil Can Thwart the Will of God

In Daniel 10:12-13 we learn that Daniel had to pray night and day for 21 straight days to receive an important prophetic message from an archangel. This is a clear picture of how demonic armies oppose God's purposes in the earth. There is a divine struggle over our nation's campuses. The false ideologies, philosophies and demonic attacks can only be demolished through our continual prayer, fasting and crying out to God. It is only through our fervent intercession that the enemy's plans can be dismantled. Satan doesn't stop attacking and neither should we.

We Pray 24-7 because it Creates an Atmosphere of Open Heaven and Revival Breakthrough over our Campuses.

Study the historic periods of David (1 Chronicles 15-16, 1010 BC), Solomon (2 Chr 5-7, 970 BC), Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 20, 872 BC), Joash (2 Chr 23-24, 835 BC), Hezekiah (2 Chr 29-30, 729 BC), Josiah (2 Chron 35, 622 BC), Ezra (Ezra 3:10-13; 8:23; 9:4ff, 458 BC), Nehemiah (Neh 4:9; 9:1ff; 12:28-47, 445 BC). In their day, each of these Biblical heroes committed to raise up 24-7 prayer and worship to God. Their dedication released an open heaven and revival that was evident in each of their ministries. Many of us wonder why it's so hard to evangelize on our campuses. The reason is because winning souls is a spiritual battle that can only be won through non-stop prayer. As we contend night and day through campus houses of prayer, the darkness will have to flee and the heavens will open for us to have powerfully effective evangelism, missions and simple church planting on campus.

We Pray 24-7 to Prepare the Way for the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ

In Isaiah 62:6-7, it says the Lord has set each of us as Watchmen on the walls to not hold our peace day or night, to give God no rest through continual intercession until He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. It is our mandate and calling to pray for the peace of Israel, to pray for the return of Christ, and to pray for the Gospel to be preached to all nations so that the end may come (Matt 24:14).

Prayer At SJSU

There are pockets of students who meet regularly to pray at our school. UIC aids in the networking of different groups in the body of Christ, facilitating unity and agreement. To find out more about the growing prayer movment at SJSU, please contact us.