We, too, can plead with God in prayer as Hezekiah did and for the sake of Christ He will hear us and He will listen. Jeremiah cries out to the Lord, "Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you" (Jeremiah ).Hezekiah is reasoning with the Lord in prayer at a very profound level. He is really saying to the Lord, "You are the giver of life. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express. The Parable of the Persistent Widow. 18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. As a covenant believer, you can stand before the throne of God when you pray and remind Him of His promises. You can lay your case legally before Him. "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.