Persistence in Prayer

Persistence in Prayer

Luke 18:1 ESV
¹And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

Luke 18:2-8a ESV
²He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. ³And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ ⁴For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, ⁵yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” ⁶And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. ⁷And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? ⁸I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily.

1st It develops a steadfast faith in the character of God

Psalm 43:5 ESV
⁵Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

2nd It develops a closeness in our relationship with God

Luke 18:7a ESV
⁷And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night?

3rd It positions us to see the power of God

Luke 18:7c-8a ESV
⁷Will he delay long over them? ⁸I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”