Pressing means compelling through adamant situations. The Chronicles of the woman with the issue of blood shows the scenario of a woman defying odds to obtain her miracle. The woman had a condition she endured for 12 years. She had done what she could do; booking appointments with the best physicians, purchasing drugs for treatment, but her issue became even worse. She didn’t get better. When she heard about Jesus the Messiah as He was going about preaching and performing miracles, she decided to meet Him for her miracle. Though Jesus was surrounded by a great multitude, it didn’t hinder her, she was determined to be healed. She thronged her way through and touched His garment and her flow stopped. Reflecting on this woman, having spent all those hard years, she was probably so devastated. So feeble even as she pressed on to receive her miracle. She might have gone through a lot of humiliation because of her issue. Nevertheless, she was determined to overcome every obstacle to receive her miracle. This is a great example of pressing on, a faith that defies all odds to obtain its miracle.
Pressing on requires the virtue of persistence. Jesus gave a parable of a friend who had a friend visit. This friend had nothing to serve him, so he decided to go to his friend’s house at midnight and asked him to lend him some bread. But his friend declined to open the door and said that his family was in bed. He kept on knocking despite that. Because of his persistence, the friend woke up and gave him what he was asking for. We have to be persistent in that which we are believing God to do for us. Without persistence, we can easily miss out on our miracles. Luke 10:9. The bible says if we keep on asking it will be given to us. If we keep on seeking we shall find and if we keep on knocking the door shall be opened for us. For those who are persistent will receive that which they seek.
Pressing on requires some degree of boldness. In the parable of a widow who went to seek justice, Jesus narrates how she went to a judge who feared neither God nor man. The widow needed justice and legal protection from her adversary. The judge never bothered about her issue. Yet because of her boldness and pressing on for that which she desired without giving up, the judge gave her Justice and legal protection. (Luke 18) This bound faith is what God is seeking. He will avenge and defend His chosen ones who cry to Him day and night. This boldness comes by the Holy Spirit. We cannot navigate life’s challenges without the support of the Holy Spirit. We need to ask for His help.
Pressing on requires faith. As you press on in prayer, you also need to believe; have faith that God is going to perform the extraordinary. After the ascension of Christ Jesus, the disciples were in the upper room, pressing on in prayer. They had faith that they would be endowed with power by the Holy Spirit and would preach the gospel; signs, miracles, and wonders following them. Since Jesus had told them that they would do greater works than He did, they had to believe, otherwise, their prayers and fasting would be futile.
During the reign of Ahab, the famine was severe in Samaria. After three and a half years, Prophet Elijah prophesied to him that there would be an abundance of rain. The rain didn’t just come easily. Elijah had to press on in prayers. He went on Mount Carmel and prayed. He pushed on not once nor thrice but seven times and on the seventh time, his servant informed him that he could see a cloud from the sky and then followed a heavy downpour. It took faith for the prophet to see this come to pass.
Pressing on requires a push. There are certain static circumstances in life that all we require to do to eliminate them is the push-Pressing on. Remember the story of Hannah? She had a situation that was beyond her. No doctor could help solve her issue, not even her husband could. She took off her eyes from mere men and decided to press on towards God. Hannah was so much loved by her Husband Elkanah but Peninnah kept mocking her for not having children. Though she was loved, that did not allow her to remain comfortable in her predicament. She knew that children came from God and resolved on pressing on in prayer for her miracle. Even when the Priest Eli thought she was drunk while pouring out her heart unto God, she didn’t let that deter her. She continued and this provoked God to grant her a child who became a great prophet.
Rachael also travailed in prayer for God to open her womb. Her sister Leah had given her husband Jacob six sons and a daughter but Rachel had none. She pressed on in prayers and God finally gave her Joseph and Benjamin. We ought not to lose heart but press on in prayers.
When in trouble seek God. Press on in prayers. Don’t get weary, you have a God who can save you. When Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in his second year had dreams that vexed his spirit, he summoned all magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and the Chaldeans to narrate his dreams. They tried to cajole the king to recount the dream so that they can interpret it but King Nebuchadnezzar became furious and stated that if they couldn’t reveal to him the dream’s content and interpretation they would be executed. The Chaldeans pleaded their cause and confessed that it was a difficult and impossible thing for any human being. But the king made a decree for all the wise men of Babylon to be executed. When Daniel heard of this, he asked for time from the king and pressed on into prayers. He sought God and God revealed the dream and interpretation to him. This led to the promotion of Daniel. He was made the ruler of the entire province of Babylon and the chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
Romans 10:13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord in prayer will be saved.” No matter what you are facing, there is power in prayer. God reveals mysteries to us. Seek God, Press on in prayers and God will do the supernatural.
Don’t allow distractions. In the process of pressing on, the enemy may try to whisper to you the impossibilities or that your issue has taken too long. But you ought to keep on pressing on. Give no room for the enemy’s interruptions. Let your prayers be focused on God. Anything that tries to obstruct you is a strategy from the enemy. If Hannah allowed Peninnah’s agitations to get into her heart she would easily lose hope. Be persistent. Do not give up, press on until you see your miracle.
There is nothing too hard for God. Only Him can reveal mysteries. No state is impossible for Him. All these predicaments require tenacity, press on until you see the changes and miracles you have been anticipating. God is not a man that He should lie, his promises shall truly come to pass. We are the righteous of God through Christ Jesus. Therefore God has endowed us with the power to prevail against any plight. Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do super abundantly more than all that we dare ask or think (infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams), according to His power that is at work within us. The heartfelt prayer of a righteous man is effective and has tremendous power to attain miracles.
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