Faith That Refuses to Give Up, Quitting Is Not An Option

I want to read to you the story that we left off reading last week's broadcast in the book of Luke, chapter 18.

And I want to see and show you how that Jesus talked about the importance of this no quit kind of attitude.

Luke chapter 18 and verse 1.

He spake a parable unto them to this end that men ought always to pray and not to faint, not to give up.

Another translation says not to turn coward and give in.

So once again, Jesus is implying that it's so important that you make the decision that quitting is no longer an option.

If you're going to pray, then believe you receive and don't give up until it comes to pass.

Mark the 11th chapter, the 23rd and 24th verse says, what things whoever you desire, when you pray, believe you receive them and you shall have them.

When do you believe you receive? The moment you pray.

And what's the implication? You just don't give up until it comes to pass.

So notice Jesus said, men ought always to pray and not to faint.

And then he tells this parable of And verse 2 says, There was in a city a judge with feareth not God, neither regarded man.

And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Now, he doesn't tell us what she wanted him to do other than avenge her of the adversary.

We don't know what exactly she was talking about, but she felt like something was owed to her that was not being paid to her.

So notice it says, And he would not for a while.

But afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

So that's important.

You need to go back and read again how this unjust judge responded.

Now, once again, as I said on last week's broadcast, don't get the idea that this is God's attitude.

God is not holding out on us.

God is not the one that is trying to keep us from experiencing his fulfilled promises.

But he says, listen to what this judge said.

He said, because of her continual coming.