PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh receiveth; and everyone that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened – Luke 11:9-10

The Lord Jesus Christ’s teaching on prayer differs greatly from that of our generation. He never taught that we must pray only once for something and believe we’ve received it and it’s done. Rather, He taught importunity. Importunity is persistence to the point of annoyance.

Luke 11:9 in the Amplified version reads this way, ‘Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and he door shall be opened to you.’ We don’t pray and believe things have changed. No! We must pray and keep on praying until we see a change. That’s the Doctrine of Christ.

Just as the man in Luke 11 who needed and received three loaves from his friend because he was so persistent when asking, we should be persistent in prayer towards God. We shouldn’t just pray once, we should ask and keep on asking, seek and keep on seeking, knock and keep on knocking. And at the right time, eventually, we will receive, the answer will come and the door will open. Amen!

PRAYER

Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray that I may be persistent in prayer. Help me to pray, not once, not twice, but as long as it takes for things to change. Amen.