IMPORTUNITY IN PRAYER: LUKE 18:1-8

An excerpt from one of Pastor Dandys previously preached messages.

Definition: Importunity means to ask persistently, consistently, steadfastly and urgently. This teaching is important for two reasons: Because so many believers give up too quickly on their petitions. Luke 5:2 Because there are occasions you may need to ask more than once. It is not every request that is answered at the first tender. Importunity is refusing to take a No for an answer in prayer especially over what you have discovered to be the will of God for your life. For women, it is the will of God for you to carry your baby, Exo 23:25-26; Ps113:9, He makes the barren to keep house, to be a joyful mother of children. If you are serving the Lord, you must insist on his will. It is His will for you to be married, male and female He made them and they shall not want their mates. Is34:16. Business stagnation is not His will Deut 28:12, Phil 4:19. Always know what His will is for your life, if you ask once it does not come ask twice, it may either give it to you or take you closer to it. This is where some people give up at the edge of their miracle. The more persistent you are the closer you are to the miracle, until your see it face to face. Importunity or persistency in prayer is not a work of unbelief. John 16:24. The blessings of God are in sizes and phases. You are allowed to keep asking until your joy is full; you may have some answers, but you surely need more answers. There is a blessing that will make you smile, there are others that will make you laugh. Others will make you shout and jump. Your joy is full when your blessing is full. There are some blessings you can keep in the bedroom others you keep in your compounds, but there are obvious blessings you cant hide. This week the Almighty Himself will give you a blessing you cant hide. When your stomach starts coming out you dont need to tell anyone you are pregnant, when you drive a new car home, you dont need for a street meeting. In Ps 138:8 it says the Lord will perfect that which concerns me. The word Perfect is the peak of goodness; you have fair, good, better, best and perfect. You can have a perfect life, business, Job, career, health, marriage, financial life if you dont fail in the place of impunity. Importunity means asking without been tired or given up. Why importunity/Persistency? (1) Because whatever blessing God promises you, Satan will contend for it. 1 Cor 16:9. Satan contended Daniels blessing for 21days, just to make him an object of shame and ridicule. Importunity is contention in prayers. This is my victory, I can see it. Between you and your blessings are core opposition, David saw the victory (the price) so he contended with the opposition (Goliath).

(2) Importunity is needed because of your faith will

be tried. 1 Pet 1:7 your faith will be tested before you will triumph; it will be tested before you thrive. Jude 3, every test is a test of faith, James 1:3 The trial in your home, marriage, health and is not a trail of your love, hope or righteousness. Your faith will be pushed before it will be stabilized, position your faith until you answer comes. Rom 4:20-21. By arrangement Satan must be allowed to oppose you to a point. (3) Importunity is important because most of the time Gods blessings speak only in the end. Job 14:14; Habk 2:3; Matt 24:13 he that endures to the end shall be saved. They mocked Job. Waiting is not wasting. He that will come will come. A day is like a thousand years in the sight of God. Jacob took all night to secure a change of name, but till now the name Israel is still alive. Gen 32:24-28; 2kings 2. Elijah prayed again and again till the 7th time. I kings 18:41-44, whatever you believe you must insist on seeing it. We live in a generation that is not patient or persistent. Blind Bartimaeus cried again and again and again until Jesus stood for him. See Mat 6:7. There is a difference between vain repetition and faith repetition. In vain repetition you are asking in doubts and complaints: such as asking Lord why me? But in faith repetition you are consistent in the same word in faith. Importunity should come in the form of faith declaration. Matt 15: 21-28. Importunity can be in worship Dont abandon a beautiful will of God because the answer has not come today. 2 Chron 7:14; Jer 33:3. Prayer is not voluntary but a compulsory spiritual activity. Each time you pray, youre actually putting pressure on the devil. Believers many times wait till we are pressured before we pray; set yourself apart to pray before the devils pressures. Two reasons why we dont see answer (1) Mistreatment of others, parents, staff, withholding from people what is theirs. (2) Willingly going into sin 1 John 3:9. (3) Refusing to confess them Is 59:1-2.
Up Coming Programmes

(1) March 5 11th: Prayers and Fasting programme. (2) March 11th: Churchs Lovefeast (3) March 22nd 25th: The Rapture
For prayers and counselling:
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