1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
Ephesians 6:18
With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all God’s people.
Without Ceasing: with no interval in between, incessantly, without remission
Luke 18:1-8 tells us of the persistent widow who constantly brought her appeal for justice to the local judge who finally gave in and granted her what she asked for.
We can turn to Daniel 6:10 and see that even though the law was now against him, this did not stop him from praying to God as he had always done before.
(10) Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
When our hearts seem too full to speak the words we cannot say, the Spirit of God speaks for us. Yet, we will keep watch through the night and pray with God as long as we are needed.
Know this, that until God calls each of us home, we are needed intercessors, praying for one another's needs. And even after we are called home, God will still honor the prayers we prayed before we left this world for our heavenly home.
