FAITH CAPSULE: Waiting with persistence is an evidence of faith.

Isaiah 64:1-5, Luke 18:1-8

Waiting demands to be persistent in praying. Jesus spoke of the parable of the persistent widow that was persistent in her attempt to get justice from her adversary, from a judge who does not fear God. The widow, because of her persistent was able to get the unjust judge’s response. Jesus was pointing out how we should always wait (pray) and not lose heart. He concluded the parable pointing out that if the unjust judge could answer to the persistent woman, “shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:7-8) The lesson in the parable is that waiting to receive should be with persistence and to be persistent is also the evidence of faith. 
As an acclaimed believer, is there any area of life where you are waiting and trusting God for a miracle? If not, there will be a time coming when you will have a need to wait on Him with patience. A persistent patience is what it takes to wait on God. It is one thing to know there is a need for patience in waiting, it is another to actually experience waiting on God for manifestation of expectation. You that have a need for waiting, trust God and He will deliver; He is also the God of the eleventh hour. That is, He will show up when it seems that there is no way out so that you can appreciate Him enough to glorify and elevate His Holy name at the top of your heart. God knows that we have a need to bring before Him, and He will wait for us to take it to Him. Presenting our need to God is demonstrating that we recognize and we serve a living God. It is written in Isaiah 30:18, “Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are those who wait for Him.” What do you expect of a jealous God? The answer is, give Him unfailing attention. He gets our attention when we wait because where there is jealousy, there will be love. He is a loving God. Wait on Him, do not give up. Have patience and He will attend to your need at the best possible hour. The Prophet Isaiah testifies that He is God who acts for those that wait on Him. (Isaiah 64:4). Be patient in your waiting. He will not fail; He will act on your behalf.

Prayer for today: Ask God to deposit in your life all that it takes for man to be patient and persistent waiting on Him.