“Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.”
Luke 18:1 (NKJV)

READ: Luke 18:1–8; 11:5–10

In the Bible passage of our text, the Lord Jesus Christ was talking about importunity in prayer. One thing which a number of believers have misunderstood about the teaching of faith is persistency in prayer.

A measure of persistency is needed if you actually want to receive some things from God. A lot of believers usually give up too soon on the prayer point taken to God. God at times would want to test your perseverance before He answers what you brought before Him as a request.

There is no way you will not be persistent if you are really in
fellowship or communion with Him.

• God wants to be conversed with.
• He wants fellowship.
• He wants to be in your thoughts always—your sleeping and
waking thoughts.
• God wants to be part of your day and part of every decision you
are making.
• God wants you to carry Him along in whatever you are doing.

If these would happen, your converse with God would flow freely, and He would be part of whatever you are doing (Proverbs 3:5,6). You let God have the ultimate say-so on the matters of your life—a right of final decision. You have to let Him know the details of what is going on in your life and affairs.

You talk to God virtually about everything, even things that could be considered inconsequential or unimportant. It is all about fellowship! Communing with God is the best form of prayer. God expects believers to converse with Him every now and then.

Being born-again and having a relationship with God is not about
attending church meetings on Sundays and after that having nothing to do with God again until next Sunday. If your Christian life is like that, it means you are practising religion; you are not
relating and fellowshipping with God. God wants attention. He wants relationship. He wants fellowship and communion!

What does it mean to commune?
• It means to review or consider in conversation, or discuss things
together with God.
• It also means to communicate intimately.
• In addition, it means to form a close personal relationship with God through the Holy Spirit on the inside of you.

Now, if your relationship with God has not gotten to the communion or fellowship level, you are still shallow. You will not need a prayer book to commune with God. You talk freely with God in the atmosphere of a Father-son or Father-daughter relationship.

It would be in a relaxed mood, with no agitation or anxiousness. You open up your heart to God and tell Him whatever is bothering you.

This level of relationship with God is deliberately and consciously built and developed. And whoever would build such a relationship and fellowship would be someone—a believer—who is walking in the light of God’s Word. Someone who obeys God, even in the
minutest things.

Note:
• You do not wait until you are perfect in all things before you start communing with God. Just go ahead and talk to God as you go about your daily activities.
• You do not necessarily need to get to a secluded place before you can talk to Him. Whether in your car or on a public bus, you can talk to God. All it needs is that your heart or spirit connects with Him wherever you are.
• You always pray on the go. You do not wait until you get to a particular place or a particular time; wherever you are, go ahead and talk, commune, and converse with God.

The truth is, if you are walking in obedience to God’s Word, it is through persistency or importunity that you get your prayers answered—your request granted.

Reflect:
• Would you describe your prayer life as communing with God or going to Him only in crisis?

Peace!

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