HOLY STUBBORNNESS


Text: Luke 18:1-8
“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?”
God is not a man that he should lie. If you sin and ask for forgiveness, he will forgive you and welcome you back. He always listens to the pleas and petitions of his elect. Who are the elect of God? 1. The children of God. 2. Those who have totally surrendered to him 3. Those who have identified with him. Most of us come to God and knock, when there is no answer, we never bothered to come back and knock again. Whatever your need may be, ask God and exhibit holy stubbornness, God will surely answer. Many of us faint at the battle field. As children of God, we should be fervent and strong at battle. If we are not persistent and fervent and fail to display holy stubbornness, we may not receive answer. One thing that is sure about God is that it does not matter how long you have been asking. He must surely answer; all he requires from you is persistence. But remember, there are some prayers God will not answer because he loves you. Holy stubbornness starts when we put our prayers to action. When you pray you must believe because it’s faith that puts our prayer to action (taking a step of faith). No matter how stubborn you are in prayer, if you don’t have faith, you cannot receive from God. Only believe, all things are possible, only believe. There are many things in life that we do not understand. When they happen we worry and ask a lot of why? When things like this happen, the question many ask is “Is God asleep?” and the answer of course is no. God can never sleep. Lesson to be learnt from today’s message: when you pray and things are not happening, instead of asking all kinds of questions, ask yourself if you have prayed enough? God bless you and have a wonderful week ahead.

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