By its commitment to praying together at all times, the church stands in stark contrast to the godlessness around her. Jude writes, “But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit . . .” (Jude 20). Jude implores the church to pray in a manner that marks them as different from the surrounding godlessness. Christians today ought to be like the Sethites (Gen. 4:26) and like Daniel’s friends and like Esther’s maids, turning together toward God in a culture of great wickedness.
