Keep Pressing On

Monday 18 July
READ: Luke 18: 1-7
MORE LESSON: Phil. 3:13-14

What you ask for may not be given to you, but what you demand for will be given to you. If there is any time to be much more intentional, earnest, and apply more force in life, it is now. In Phil 3:13-14 Apostle Paul said, I press towards the mark for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. He had his eyes on a mark and he decided that he was going to press towards it. When your eyes are set on the mark, your hand must be on the plough. Getting your eyes without your hands on the plough is wishing without doing; it leads nowhere. When you have a purpose that you desire to achieve, you must work at it. Intention without doing is frustration. You must press, apply more force and become intentional. Remember the Scripture says, ...from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force: Matt 11:12. This shows us the need to press.

In Luke 18:1-7, Jesus teaches us how to press, Jesus spake a parable unto them until this end that men ought always to pray and not to faint…. Fainting means to lose strength, to give up and stop pressing. Jesus gave this parable to show us the importance of pressing without giving up.

The woman in the parable got what she wanted by pressing. Every desire has a price tag. When you press to the point of meeting the price, you get the result. This woman lacked so many things but she had something - she had the ability to press. The judge would not have given her attention because he feared neither God nor man. But the woman knew what to do; she wearied him out by pressing persistently. You can weary your situation out. The devil cannot resist you forever; you can press on till satan gives up on you as far as that matter is concerned. Press in prayer, press in fasting, press in words and press in action. That affliction cannot continue forever; it is not possible! That challenge can only last for a while. It can’t last so long as you learn to press. Don't give up; let your situations and enemies give up, I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles: Psa. 34:4-6. This shall be your own testimony also, just keep pushing on by faith.

PRAYER/ACTION
* Father, I receive unwavering faith and focus to press on to my goals in destiny.
* Father, I receive grace to be focused until I attain the price tag for my goals, in Jesus’ mighty name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
In the name of Jesus, like Abraham, I shall not miss my appointed time.