In Luke 11,
Jesus is teaching His disciples how to Pray. Then he shares a story of a man
knocking on a house door AT MIDNIGHT for a loaf of bread. Jesus explains
that the man continues to knock on the door with “Great Persistence” after being told, “Go away,
my family is already in bed; don’t you realize what time it is?” Jesus says, “But
the man “KEPT KNOCKING” until the man inside DELIVERED the bread. Not
because it was his friend or because of their relationship, but because of his PERSISTENCE TO KEEP KNOCKING!
Are you being Persistent in ASKING
God for the deepest needs of your life? Have you gotten discombobulated and discouraged
in asking God for what you have need of?
There are “Too Many Quitters” in
our society today. Teenagers who work in the fast food industry, if they make
it past the initial few weeks, usually quit within 6-8 months. The turnover
rate for the crew in that industry is around 100%, so they expect to lose all
their crew every 12 months. What about
policeman, fireman, nurses, pastors? Pastors nationwide leave their church
within 3.5 years. Fifty percent of pastors leave their church within 5 years.
Seventy percent of pastors leave the ministry in 7 years. Fifty percent of first
marriages fail while 60-67% of 2nd marriages quit and 70-73%
of 3rd marriages don’t make it. Why is it that so many lack
being “PERSISTENT” in this journey?
Is it just by nature itself that
people have a propensity to quit? Let me ask, “Why would you quit on ASKING God
for the bread that you need?” He is the creator of the universe who is greater
than ALL your setbacks, struggles, stress and disappointments in life.
Jesus said, Keep Asking with Persistence! Have You LOST Your Persistence....
In Praying About Your Dream? What if Abraham
would have quit on his dream? Yes, he made a crucial mistake and had a son from
Sarah’s handmaiden who gave birth to Ishmael. That brought him a lot of pain,
but God said, “Walk before me and be thou perfect.” God was saying, “I still
have an Isaac in the making!” What if he had quit on the dream? Where would
Israel be in history today? What does God have in the making for you?
Are there “loaves of bread” in the kitchens of heaven today? Are you still at
Heaven’s door knocking with your request? I’m glad I didn’t give up on
the bread that God gave me for an Isaac ministry! He did it “IN HIS TIME.”
In Praying About Your Breakthrough? Nehemiah
was told that the walls of Jerusalem had been destroyed and broken down by the
enemy. Would he sit down and give up? “No” Listen, Hell is still breaking
people apart with hopelessness in their family through drugs, alcohol, porn,
sickness and diseases. Have you forgotten that Jesus is still
interceding for you in prayer? Nehemiah put a plan into action and rebuilt the
walls of Jerusalem in 52 days. Mark it down, you will always face Resistance to your Persistence.
Nehemiah faced hell in getting the job done and so will you and I in doing ALL
of God’s Plan.
With A Made Up Mind? God is
no respecter of persons. He reminds you to be “Confident” of this very thing
who He that started a good work in you will complete it till the day of Jesus Christ.
“Don’t get weary, because in due season you will reap if your faint not.” (Gal 6:9) There is bread in store for you “IF” you’ll “Keep Knocking!”
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