Perseverance Gets Results

"I tell you, although he will not get up and supply him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his shameless persistence and insistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs." -(Luke 11:8, The Amplified Bible) If, as God tells us in 1 Timothy 2:4, it's His will for all men to be saved, why aren't we seeing more of the masses of lost people born again every day? Have you ever wondered that? I have...and as I've sought the Lord about it, I've come to realize that, for the most part, it's because those of us who are already saved don't pray persistently for those who aren't. Instead of persevering--staying before the Father, praying for them to receive the bread of salvation--like the man in Luke 11:8 did for his friend, when we don't see immediate results, we simply give up and go home. What we don't realize is this: Perseverance is the key to success in intercession! Why? It's certainly not because you have to change God's mind. He never changes. His mind's made up. He wants all men saved. The reason you have to persevere in intercession is to put pressure on the demonic forces that are trying to keep God's will from being accomplished. Those forces must be broken down through prayer so that strongholds are destroyed and spiritual blinders are removed from the spiritual eyes of the people you're praying for. You see, God will not go against the will of people. But He will move through your intercession to reveal Himself. Through your persistent prayers, He will bring them to the knowledge of their need for Him. Then they'll reach out for Him and spiritual rebirth can take place! If you're sitting around waiting on God to save Aunt Mary or Uncle Jim or your best friend...stop sitting around! Get busy interceding for them. Persevere in prayer. Pray the prayer in Ephesians 1:16-23 for them, refusing to give up until they're safely inside God's kingdom. Jesus has already laid down His life so that they can be saved. The question is, will you? SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 11:1-10

Yes, we cannot give up on people. I have been praying for some relatives of mine for a long time, but I am not going to give up because I know that GOD wants them in his kingdom and they will come to him in due season and in the meantime I am going to keep praying for them. Bro Randall you always have a timely word, just this morning before praying I was thingking about how long it was that I was praying for my family to come to GOD and was questiong my self about if it would ever happen. Thank you for your word and GOD bless you.