Spiritual Persistence

7-28-2009

When you think of persistence, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? I picture an individual running the last leg of a race doing all he or she can to finish, or maybe an entrepreneur doing all they can to get their business started as capital starts to run thin. While reading today’s passage in Matthew, I thought of a different type of persistence that I shouldn’t ever forget.

Matthew 7:7-8 says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”

How persistent are you with your prayer life? Do you pray expectantly as you should? Do you daily pursue God with the persistence of a runner trying to finish the last leg of a race? To truly know something or someone, you must love them. If you want a solid, real relationship with Jesus Christ it takes persistence and focus. The more you pursue God the more you will understand and love God. In your prayer life, lift up your prayers daily. Be persistent with your prayers to God, and know that he will answer them when the timing is right.

Application:
1. Read Matthew 7:7-8
2. How is your spiritual persistence?