Sometimes no Action is Corresponding Action !

SOMETIMES NO ACTION IS CORRESPONDING ACTION : Someone might say, "But the Bible said to just keep on praying about it with persistent faith." They always bring up the unjust judge and the man who went for bread at midnight. (Luke 18; Luke 11). The "importunity" of the man who went for bread at midnight means persistence. But when you say persistence of faith, that's different than saying persistence in anything else. Persistent faith would be faith that asked for bread and stood there until the bread was received. Persistence faith is faith that believes it receives, and holds fast to that belief until the manifestation comes. Persistent faith does not keep asking for the same thing. [If you believe you received, why would you ask again ?] That would be corresponding actions to unbelief. Part of the corresponding action would be to quit praying about the thing you believe you receive. That would be proper corresponding action of persistent faith. Now remember we are talking only about the prayer of petition. Let me point out the difference between the prayer of petition and the prayer of intercession. In the prayer of petition, you ask God to do something for you. If you petition God scripturally, to do something for you with your faith based on the Word of God. Then you only need to ask Him once. Then began to praise God for it. Have corresponding actions toward that by praising Him. Then action is in agreement this fact is brought out very vividly in (1 John 5:14--15): "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will [Word], he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him." Concerning the prayer of intercession, it is legal and proper to pray the Word of God and proclaim it over and over or regarding any situation, for that is not vain repetition. Jesus put it this way: "But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." (Matthew 6:7). PRAYER REPETITION IS NOT CORRESPONDING ACTION OF FAITH : Some times in your life, you have probably been taught that the way to get your prayers answered is to just keep praying the same thing over and over. Finally, you will wear God down, and He will grant the your request. There is no scriptural basis for that kind of thinking. Some think they have some scriptural basis for it, but if they rightly divide the Word, they will find no such basis at all. We will briefly look at some of the commonly misquoted and misunderstood Scriptures concerning this. One is the story of the widow and the unjust judge . (Luke 18:1--6). Almost everyone says the widow just kept coming to the on just judge, but she only came to him once. It was her boldness of faith that cause him to do what he did for her. And by the way God my Father is not an on just just ! The other Scripture is the man who came for bread at midnight.(Luke 11:5--8). The Bible doesn't say that he ever knocked at all, but you hear it misquoted so often that the man just kept on knocking. But he simply asking stood his ground into the receive what he asked. And that is a good illustration of corresponding action to his faith. If you really had faith, and believe that it was settled when you prayed, you wouldn't ask again. You know you received the petitions that you desired. But when you get over into the area of intercession, your intercession is by praying the Word of God. That is something you are doing to change things. You all not asking God to do it. You are pulling down strongholds. If you ask God to do it, you need asked only ONCE in faith. Then praise God for it until it comes. How many of you all know that God is a Spirit ? He needs somebody that will yield to him to do his bidding, that's why you have to wait for the manifestation. If you asked in unbelief, it's all right to pray again and say, "Father, forgive me for unbelief. I'm going to pray in faith this time." It pays to be honest with God you have to have a pure conscience before God.