Perseverance Gets Results

If, as God tells us in 1 Timothy 2:4, it is His will for all men to be saved, why are we not seeing more of the masses of lost people born again every day?  Have you ever wondered about that?

I have, and as I have sought the Lord about it, I have come to realise that, for the most part, it is because those of us who are already saved do not pray persistently for those who are not.  Instead of persevering, staying before the Father, praying for them to receive the bread of salvation, like the man in Luke 11 did for his friend, when we do not see immediate results, we simply give up and go home.

What we do not realise is this: Perseverance is the key to success in intercession!

Why?  It is certainly not because you have to change God’s mind.  He never changes.  His mind is 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 are praying for.

You see, God will not go against the will of any person.  But He will move through your intercession to reveal Himself to them.  Through your persistent prayers, He will bring them to the knowledge of their need for Him.  Then they will reach out for Him and spiritual rebirth can take place!

If you are sitting around waiting on God to save Aunt So-and-so or Uncle This-and-that 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 are safely inside God’s kingdom.

“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 (AMPC)

Jesus has already laid down His life so that they can be saved.  The question is, will you?

“Father, I come to You in the Name of Jesus.  I bring this person up before You and lay them at Your feet.  I come against every force of darkness preventing them from coming to know You.  Lord, I pray that Your light may shine upon them, that they may see Your truth and come to know You.  Lord thank you that I have the opportunity to intercede for them and help me to reflect You when I am with them.  Thank you for building perseverance in me.  Amen.”

God’s Richest Love and Blessings be yours while you endure on our knees for others.

André and Nicole Binneman

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