AN EXTENDED TIME OF PRAYER

5 AND HE [Jesus] SAID TO THEM, "Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;
6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him';
7 and he will answer from within and say, 'Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you'?
8 I SAY TO YOU, THOUGH HE WILL NOT RISE AND GIVE TO HIM BECAUSE HE IS HIS FRIEND, YET BECAUSE OF HIS PERSISTENCE HE WILL RISE AND GIVE HIM AS MANY AS HE NEEDS.
9 "SO I SAY TO YOU, ASK, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU; SEEK, AND YOU WILL FIND; KNOCK, AND IT WILL BE OPENED TO YOU.
10 FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS RECEIVES, AND HE WHO SEEKS FINDS, AND TO HIM WHO KNOCKS IT WILL BE OPENED."
Luke 11:5-10 (NKJV)

• This pattern of prayer is also known as being importuned or insistent in prayer, or tarrying in the presence of God (Luke 14:5-10; 18:1-8).

• Staying in God's presence for an extended period of time to seek His face for help, mercy, grace, wisdom, direction, favour, or strength should be part of a believer's life—what you do regularly or steadily (Exodus 34:28-30).
• Tarrying in God's presence is known to be the usual practice of Jesus Christ in His earthly Ministry: "BUT JESUS OFTEN WITHDREW TO THE WILDERNESS FOR PRAYER" (Luke 5:16 NLT).

"NOW IN THE MORNING, HAVING RISEN A LONG WHILE BEFORE DAYLIGHT, HE [Jesus] WENT OUT AND DEPARTED TO A SOLITARY PLACE; AND THERE HE PRAYED."
Mark 1:35 (NKJV)

"NOW IT CAME TO PASS IN THOSE DAYS THAT HE [Jesus] WENT OUT TO THE MOUNTAIN TO PRAY, AND CONTINUED ALL NIGHT IN PRAYER TO GOD."
Luke 6:12 (NKJV)

• When you cultivate the habit of tarrying in God's presence for an extended period of time:
  a. Grace and Anointing would be released on your life.
  b. God will direct your path and order your feet—you would get to know how to go by whatever God wanted you to do, that is, clear directions for the assignment at hand.
  c. You will be defended or protected by God.
• If praying and watching is what you often do or practice, the devil, the believers' adversary, would find it difficult to get you down or prevail over your life.

• Praying for an extended period of time or tarrying in the presence of God is not a wasted effort or time.

• Those who are human agents of the devil do believe that If a believer is praying, he or she would soon round off.
• At such a time they send, through demons or demonic powers given to them in the dark kingdom, different distractions and mind wanderings.
  A neighbour might be stirred to come up with a distractive noise and a number of other things. This is one of the reasons why you should always look for a solitary place to pray and fellowship with God: "NOW IN THE MORNING, HAVING RISEN A LONG WHILE BEFORE DAYLIGHT, HE [Jesus] WENT OUT AND DEPARTED TO A SOLITARY PLACE; AND THERE HE PRAYED" (Mark 1:35 NKJV).

• At times, an answer to your prayer might not come on time—the result may tarry. However, If you can keep on or be persistent in your prayers, you would eventually wear out the opposer, the adversary—the devil and the assigned demons (Daniel 10:12-14; Luke 11:8-10).

• Your determination to stay put, being consistent in prayer, wears out the enemy, the devil. This prayer pattern wearies the devil: "YET BECAUSE THIS WIDOW TROUBLES ME [because this widow is insistent] I WILL AVENGE HER, LEST BY HER CONTINUAL COMING SHE WEARY ME' " (Luke 18:5 NKJV).

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

• Should there be any ailment in your body, receive your healing now in Jesus' mighty name.
• Whatever the hold of the enemy in your life, such is completely broken in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
  Peace!

STEPS TO SALVATION
• Take notice of this:
IF you are yet to take the step of salvation, that is, yet to be born-again, do it now, tomorrow might be too late (2 Corinthians 6:1,2; Hebrews 3:7,8,15).
a. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and confess your Sins (1 John 1:9); And ask Jesus Christ to come into your life (Revelation 3:20).
b. Confess that you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that you confess it with your mouth, Thus, you accept Him As your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9,10).
c. As you took the steps A and B your name is written in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:8).

• If you took the steps As highlighted above, congratulations, It means you are saved—born-again. Join a Word based church in your area and Town or city, and be part of whatever they are doing there. Peace!

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