1 And
he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and
not lose heart. 2 He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who
neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that
city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my
adversary.' 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself,
'Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow
keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat
me down by her continual coming.'" 6 And the Lord said, "Hear what the
unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect,
who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell
you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son
of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" Luke 18:1-8
The parable above tells us that we should always pray and not to lose heart. The unrighteous judge grants the request of the widow because she was very persistent and keeps on bothering him. She will not stop until she gets what she wants. How many of us will not stop on praying until our prayers got answered? Many are praying for some time and when they get tired, they just stop. Many have given up too easily. We must resist the human tendency of growing weary in prayer. The Lord said that Daddy God will give justice to His saints who are praying and crying out to Him day and night. The parable tells us that we should be persistent like the widow in presenting our request to God. However, we must be in obedience to Him because He hears those who walk in all His ways and those who obey Him fully.
And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; 7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
If even those who are evil can be moved by persistence, how much more the Lord? We must be bold and persistent in our prayers. We should not give up on PRAYING. Persistent prayers do not annoy Daddy God. On contrary, He wants us to pray unceasingly. He wants us to ask, seek and knock. Jesus has assured us that He hears and answers our prayer. We must have the faith that Daddy God can provide what we need. He wants to hear us ask according to His will. We must pray to have His heart so we can pray according to His will.
35 “As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." 38 And he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 3 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" 40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41 "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight." 42 And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well." 43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.” Luke 18:35-43
The Kingdom of heaven is for those who are seeking it with all their hearts. How many of us are praying, shouting and crying out to Daddy God until we get His attention and until our prayers are answered? In the above Bible verse, the blind man was sitting on the roadside begging. He heard the crowd and when he found out that it was the Lord who was passing by, he shouted at the top of his voice and cried out. In order to get the Lord’s attention, he shouted all the more even the people were telling him to be silent. The blind man has unstoppable faith. He didn’t care what people thought about him. He cared about one thing: he wanted to see. When Jesus heard the blind man’s cry, He stopped. Our Lord will always stop for anyone who cries out to Him for mercy. The blind man eagerly wants to recover his sight and his only hope is Jesus. He has faith that the Son of David, the Messiah, will grant his request. The Lord heard him and commanded him to come near. Jesus asked him what he wants and he granted his request to recover his sight.
There are many who became weary in their prayers and turned to the world for their needs. While everyone is going out, wandering around and enjoying themselves in the world, we must use our time to pray and worship because Daddy God is pleased with people who do these things instead. While everyone is pursuing to get what they want in the world, we must also be persistent in our prayers until our prayers are answered. Jacob wrestled with the angel until the breaking of the day. Even with his hip is out of joint, he held on to the angel for dear life. He refused to let him go until he received God’s blessings. How many are clinging to God with all of their strength and perseverance until He gives His blessings?
“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
ALL GLORY TO GOD!
-Daddy’s girl
The parable above tells us that we should always pray and not to lose heart. The unrighteous judge grants the request of the widow because she was very persistent and keeps on bothering him. She will not stop until she gets what she wants. How many of us will not stop on praying until our prayers got answered? Many are praying for some time and when they get tired, they just stop. Many have given up too easily. We must resist the human tendency of growing weary in prayer. The Lord said that Daddy God will give justice to His saints who are praying and crying out to Him day and night. The parable tells us that we should be persistent like the widow in presenting our request to God. However, we must be in obedience to Him because He hears those who walk in all His ways and those who obey Him fully.
And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; 7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
If even those who are evil can be moved by persistence, how much more the Lord? We must be bold and persistent in our prayers. We should not give up on PRAYING. Persistent prayers do not annoy Daddy God. On contrary, He wants us to pray unceasingly. He wants us to ask, seek and knock. Jesus has assured us that He hears and answers our prayer. We must have the faith that Daddy God can provide what we need. He wants to hear us ask according to His will. We must pray to have His heart so we can pray according to His will.
35 “As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." 38 And he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 3 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" 40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41 "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight." 42 And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well." 43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.” Luke 18:35-43
The Kingdom of heaven is for those who are seeking it with all their hearts. How many of us are praying, shouting and crying out to Daddy God until we get His attention and until our prayers are answered? In the above Bible verse, the blind man was sitting on the roadside begging. He heard the crowd and when he found out that it was the Lord who was passing by, he shouted at the top of his voice and cried out. In order to get the Lord’s attention, he shouted all the more even the people were telling him to be silent. The blind man has unstoppable faith. He didn’t care what people thought about him. He cared about one thing: he wanted to see. When Jesus heard the blind man’s cry, He stopped. Our Lord will always stop for anyone who cries out to Him for mercy. The blind man eagerly wants to recover his sight and his only hope is Jesus. He has faith that the Son of David, the Messiah, will grant his request. The Lord heard him and commanded him to come near. Jesus asked him what he wants and he granted his request to recover his sight.
There are many who became weary in their prayers and turned to the world for their needs. While everyone is going out, wandering around and enjoying themselves in the world, we must use our time to pray and worship because Daddy God is pleased with people who do these things instead. While everyone is pursuing to get what they want in the world, we must also be persistent in our prayers until our prayers are answered. Jacob wrestled with the angel until the breaking of the day. Even with his hip is out of joint, he held on to the angel for dear life. He refused to let him go until he received God’s blessings. How many are clinging to God with all of their strength and perseverance until He gives His blessings?
“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
ALL GLORY TO GOD!
-Daddy’s girl
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ReplyDeleteYes, that's what my Pastor taught us. He is a Korean Pastor too. We must really need to be persistent in our prayers. That's what God wants.
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