Unlimited: Persist in Prayer
Feb 9, 2025 1224
I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs (Luke 11:8, NKJV).
The Scripture in Luke 11:8 is very encouraging to any person who hungers after Christ Jesus. In verses 5-7, Jesus tells a parable of a man who went to his friend to borrow three loaves of bread. Because his friend was in bed, he refused to get up and answer the door. Yet the man who needed the bread kept knocking, and finally, his friend got up and gave him what he wanted.
The parable reminds us that even if our faith is weak and we are uncertain whether we are friends with God and whether he loves us, we should never stop asking, seeking, and knocking at God’s door for mercy.
It is important to persist in prayer.
Perhaps you feel that God will not pay attention to you, that, in your heart, you are not his friend, but rather his enemy because of your wicked deeds (Colossians 1:21). And you may think you can hear the Lord saying to you, “Don’t bother me. I can’t give you anything,” yet I say, continue knocking, crying, and asking.
As in the parable, I tell you, “… because of your boldness [in your persistence], he will get up and give you as much as you need.” And truly, my own experience tells me that there is nothing that prevails more with God than persistence. – John Bunyan
Reflection: Is there something you once asked the Lord for and for which you have now stopped praying? If it was something good you were asking for, then decide today to renew your prayers before God.
Kathleen
Nov 9, 2021
Thanks for this inspiration
Janet
Nov 10, 2021
Thank you this beautiful message this morning.