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"...shall not God bring about justice for His elect, who cry to the Him day and night...? I tell you that He will bring about justice for them speedily..." Luke 18:7-8 NAS
WHY 24/7?
Excerpts from "Prayer Furnaces. 24 Hours a Day in the Spirit of the Tabernacle of David." by Mike Bickle. (Permission granted by the author.)
New Paradigm of Enjoyable Prayer for All Nations.
Isaiah also prophesied of a totally new paradigm of prayer characterized by "joy." The Lord promised "I will make you joyful in My house of prayer." (Isaiah 56:7). The Church will be surprised by joy. In other words, God will fill the church with enjoyable prayer that is "refreshing and invigorating." Imagine the implications of a paradigm of "enjoyable prayer." The climate within the body of Christ worldwide will be different because of deep "partnership" in prayer with the Eternal Intercessor who is our Bridegroom God. If prayer is not enjoyable it will not happen 24 hours a day. Historically, prayer has been hard and thus greatly neglected but new days of refreshing prayer are breaking forth even now.
The Spirit of the Tabernacle of David.
I believe this global prayer movement will operate in the spirit of the Tabernacle of David. What was the Tabernacle of David? What will it look like? I do not claim to have complete answers to this often asked question ... David organized four thousand musicians and two hundred eighty-eight singers to minister to God in shifts that continued twenty-four hours a day. (1 Chr. 6:31-33; 15:16-22; 23:4-6). In fact, David financially released them that they might worship and pray as their full time occupation (1 Chr. 9: 33; 25:7). Being full-time, they had the opportunity to develop in skill and grace ... For more on the priestly dimension of the Tabernacle of David see 1 Chronicles 13:15-16; 23; 25; 2 Chr. 29; Neh. 12.
Why did David put singers before the Ark? David taught that God inhabits or is enthroned upon the praise of His people (Ps. 22:3). David understood that the people of God upon the earth through worship would enter into spiritual agreement with the heavenly symphony around God's Throne. This voluntary agreement (worship) is the vehicle that God ordained to release His life and power (Ps. 8:1-2). He manifests His life through the highways of praise. When satan's accusations against God lodge in our hearts it disconnects us from experiencing more of God's life. The opposite of accusation is agreement with God. This agreement is called praise. Praise is not an ego boost for God. Praise brings the created order into agreement with Him releasing His life on behalf of His creation.