Holy Permission

Greetings,

See if you can identify with this sequence of events:

1-     You have a need/concern.

2-     You pray.

3-     By faith, you believe God has heard you.

4-     You trust that He is coming up with a plan of action.

5-     God implements the plan!

Sometimes, however, or maybe most of the time, it seems we live stuck between numbers four and five. What are we thinking on those days or even weeks or months when we are still waiting for an answer?

Maybe we give up – doubting God?  Or maybe we don’t want to keep bothering Him with the same thing over and over again?

This is where having the Bible comes in handy.

Then Jesus said, “Imagine what would happen if you went to a friend in the middle of the night and said, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread. An old friend traveling through just showed up, and I don’t have a thing on hand.’ “The friend answers from his bed, ‘Don’t bother me. The door’s locked; my children are all down for the night; I can’t get up to give you anything.’ “But let me tell you, even if he won’t get up because he’s a friend, if you stand your ground, knocking and waking all the neighbors, he’ll finally get up and get you whatever you need. “Here’s what I’m saying: Ask and you’ll get; Seek and you’ll find; Knock and the door will open” (Luke 11:5-10).

These verses give us holy permission to keep on knocking until we receive an answer. We must never give up just because our timeline differs from God's. He wants us to keep on asking, seeking, and knocking because He knows the answer is worth the wait!

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, You will always come through for us; we must never give up. Thank You that You have made it clear in Your Word that You want us to be persistent with our prayers. We take You up on that invitation and ask You to bless us today. In Jesus' name, AMEN~