Isaiah 53:10

Plead for the speedy fulfillment of this promise, all you who love the Lord. It is easy work to pray when our desires are grounded and founded upon God’s own promise. How can he who gave the word refuse to keep it? Immutable veracity cannot demean itself by a lie, and eternal faithfulness cannot degrade itself by neglect.

God must bless his Son; his covenant binds him to it. What the Spirit prompts us to ask for Jesus is what God decrees to give him. Whenever you are praying for the kingdom of Christ, let your eyes behold the dawning of the blessed day which draws near, when the Crucified will receive his coronation in the place where men rejected him.

Courage, you who prayerfully work and toil for Christ with success of the very smallest kind; it will not be so always. Better times are before you. Your eyes cannot see the blissful future: borrow the telescope of faith; wipe the misty breath of your doubts from the glass; look through it and behold the coming glory.

Reader, let us ask, do you make this your constant prayer? Remember that the same Christ who tells us to say, Give us this day our daily bread, had first given us this petition: Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Let not your prayers be solely concerning your own sins, your own wants, your own imperfections, or your own trials; rather, let them climb the starry ladder and get up to Christ himself. Then, as you draw near to the blood-sprinkled mercy-seat, offer this prayer continually: “Lord, extend the kingdom of your dear Son.” Such a petition, fervently presented, will elevate the spirit of all your devotions. Be sure that you prove the sincerity of your prayer by laboring to promote the Lord’s glory.