FAITH CAPSULE: A persistent prayer before God calls for Asking, Seeking, Knocking before God.
Luke 18:1-30
To be seeking God with prayer demands praying in the word of God.
Prayer calls for faith to gain from God.
The word of apostle speaks to all, “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (Acts 6:4)
What is it that you are asking God to change in your life yet with no manifestation?
To seek God with prayer demands giving self to continual prayer, a persistent prayer before God.
A persistent prayer before God calls for Asking, Seeking, Knocking before God until the answer is delivered.
It is the character of God not to ignore the calling on Him.
God always answers yes, no, or wait when calls on Him with persistent prayer.
The parable of Jesus in Luke 18:1-8 records for all to know that God is a caring God that will not ignore persistent just as a judge could not.
A widow needed justice for an adversary.
The persistence of the widow prompts the response of the judge.
Luke 18:4-5 documents, “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Get justice for me from my adversary.’ And he would not for a while; but afterward, he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”
Jesus speaks in response to the judge, “Hear what the unjust judge said. And 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 find faith on the earth?”
For your expectation that seems with no manifestation at sight, there is reason to engage persistent prayer by asking, seeking, and knocking that is the evidence of FAITH.
In the time of expectation for manifestation, it is worth knowing that:
FAITH should not be a mouth noise.
FAITH is not a fanfare (a display or elaboration) but to engage God to experience manifestation for expectation.
FAITH is not an effort to impress anyone but press on to experience God.
With faith, be one with persistent prayer by asking, seeking, and knocking the way of God, give heart to God.
With heart given to God, eyes will observe His ways as Proverbs 23:26 says, “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.”
Ask that you begin to see in His ways, to live a life for God, not of waste life.
Prayer for today: Ask that God enables you to know His way in all the days He has given you.