“We need to pray and not faint.” (Luke 18:1) The word faint means to be utterly spiritless, wearied out, and exhausted.

Speaking mainly to the men right now, we are on-the-go constantly. The most vocal people in the churches today are women. Men are in silence. It is a travesty. It is a demonic attack on the speech of men. It’s time for men to step up. It’s time for men to find their voice. Many are spiritless, wearied, and exhausted. How can we watch and pray if we are weary and exhausted?

When the Son of man comes, will He find faith? The exact opposite of spiritless, wearied, and exhausted is faith. There’s an association between prayer and faith.  Faith is the substance of hope. Faith reaches up into the heavenlies and pulls the things of God right down into the present. As in heaven, so on earth; will of God be done.

Have faith in God. He lives in us. He quickens us. Men ought to pray and not to faint. Where is the praying man today? Where’s the man of faith? Where is the man who can hold on long in prayer? Where’s the believing heart that won’t back up?

Where’s the man who can stay in prayer and believe God until the thing comes through? Where is the spirit inside of the man? Where is the Holy Ghost communing with the spirit of the man? Where is the man being quickened by the Word of God? Where are our men?

Abraham was fierce in prayer. He said, “Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Gen. 18:25) What a bold statement to make to God. This is intercession. This is the picture of true faith. This is one guy interceding.

We have to pray for a massive awakening of repentance where people’s hearts turn back to God, they change, and He heals the backsliding. This has to be the first move of our prayers – “God, move the hearts of Your people back to You.” We need to awaken the praying people. We have to give God a reason to turn the judgements back. We are lethargic. We are asleep at the wheel. We have no oil. Our lamps are dim. We can’t watch. This has to turn. Shake yourself awake now. Set your alarm clock an hour earlier. Shake yourself until your strength returns to you and you cry out for your first love. Men ought to pray, but we are asleep. We’ve fainted and have become spiritless.

We serve the just God who will avenge His people who cry day and night. It’s time to awaken and cry out to God.