24-7 Prayer
‘Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them’ Exodus 25:8 ‘Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them’
‘for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’ Isaiah 56:7 ‘for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’
2 Chr 7:15 ‘Now I will be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place. Now I have chosen and conscrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present’
Leviticus 6:13 ‘The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out’
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ‘Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus’
Philippians 4:6 ‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God’
Colossians 4:2 ‘Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful’
24-7 since Bible times Cyprian (AD250) Athanasius of Alexandria (AD296 to 373) Desert Fathers Alexander the Sleepless (AD 400) ………………… Benedictine Monks Pentecostal church John Wesley - Moravians