‬‬Jesus illustrated the power of persistence with a parable in Luke 18. The main casts of the story were a widow and a judge. The latter was reputed for his disregard for God and people. The widow came to him in search of justice. Initially, the Judge couldn’t care less; but the woman would not let up. Finally, the judge caved in and gave justice to the woman. This he did not so much because she feared God but because the woman had become a nuisance and would not let him rest. The import of the story is stressed by the words of Jesus in these verses: “And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?” (Luke 18:6-7). God is not dead; the reason we don’t see as many breakthroughs as possible in our prayers is that we kill our own request sometimes by lack of faith, and at other times by inability to hold on a little longer.

Persistence is a condition for rest of the believers.

Persistence is a condition for rest of the believers. Our text recommends that those who call on God should not give Him rest.  Someone might say, “Is it not preposterous for ordinary mortals to say they will not give God rest?” That would be the case, except it is God Himself who seeks to be disturbed. In the passage for meditation God is calling on us to come the oftener into His presence and hang around the throne. It does not matter if we have come before, we are free to do it again and again.