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PRAY CONTINUALLY

Text : 1Th 5:17. Luke 18:1

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint_ ;

 *_Pray without ceasing_ .*

This is one command given to us as believers. Many have excused it out that it is not humanly possible to pray at all times, but God will never tell us to do what you don't have capacity to do. 

You can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth you. Phi 4:13.

Jesus said in Luke 18:1 that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; That is,  men(man and woman)  ought to *PRAY ALWAYS*. When you desist from praying, then,  you start to faint, you start to give up or lose heart. 

To this end,  He gave a parable to buttress His point. Permit me to point out some obvious from this parable. 

1. The woman was appealing to a judge with these two prominent character:

(a)  He has no fear of God. 

(b)  He has no regard for men. 

These are the exact opposite of who God is. 

Our God is a Just God.  Deuteronomy 32:4. And  He is a compassionate God who is always mindful of humans- "What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?".Psa 8:4 .

2. She wouldn't stop appealing nonetheless. The woman got answer to her request not because the unjust Judge had repented, but because she wouldn't give up. Though she knew the Judge was unjust, yet she wouldn't stop demanding for her right. 

Jesus used a very terrible personality in comparison to God in order to prove a principle to us in prayer. *THE PRINCIPLE OF CONSISTENCY* 

If consistency works for an unjust Judge, how much more our loving God. 

You do not receive because you gave up.  *PRAY WITHOUT CEASING* 

 *DON'T WAIT TILL YOU ARE IN DIFFICULT SITUATION BEFORE YOU START PRAYING, THEN PRAYING COULD BE DIFFICULT. LEARN TO PRAY AHEAD OF SITUATION. AND DO IT AT ALL TIMES.* 

Bible reading: Luke 18:1-8.

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