Consistency

Consistency

Luke 18:1-5

 18 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor [a]regard man. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, [b]‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ 4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 5 yet because this widow troubles me I will [c]avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’

We see a widow - wanted justice

So she came to the judge ( the judge was not a compassionate, nor a kind, , not godly, he does not even regard other people).

How do we get breakthroughs in life?

We find tough people in workplaces, find cruel and wicked people , situations.

sometimes we find challenging situations, wondering when will i get deliverance, when will i see the light, when will my relationship restored, when will my career gets established,

The one amazing things that this window did was revealed by the judge himself.

verse5 lest by her continual coming she weary me.

notice the word continual coming

this woman did not go just once, nor twice, nor thrice,

but i could imagine, she might be going everyday.

She decided that she will go everyday till it gets resolved.

It is her consistency that brought her breakthrough.

Many of us fail in having consistency in our daily lives.

So if i ask you what do you do consistenly everyday,

you might say, i eat breakfast consistently.

I drink starnbucks /dunkin donuts coffee consistenly.

some say I exercise everyday consistently

What you do consistently is what you will become.

If you exercise consistently , you will become fit person

if you eat MacDonalds burger everyday, your waist will show your consistentyc of burgers

what you do consistently is what you will become.

This woman consistently knocked at judges door till he became restless and did justice for her.

many of us , became seasonal christians.

In some days our prayer life will be very strong, especially when there is a situation.

but if situation is gone, again dull.

some season, we will read the Word so deep, but afterwards again will be shallow.

But when you dont do things consistenly, there will be no fruit.

Suppose you are cooking rice on the stove, lets say you cook 5 minutes and stop and then again you come back after 1hour and then cook again for 5 minutes and then stop  and then again come back and cook 5 mintes and stop.

do you think the rice will ever be cooked.

NO.. because there is no consistency.

I see in my own life, the things that i have done consistently have seen fruit. but the things that i started and missed consistency have not been fruitful.

The Psalmist says Blessed is the one who meditates on His law day and night.

6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. 7 And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? 8 I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Here the Lord says His own elect who cry out day and night to Him

this crying out is day and night.

Whoever may be the person that is blocking the breakthrough.

Some people do things only if everybody is seeing, but their private life will be different.

Consistency is not what you do when others see.

Consistency is what you are in your private life too.

Philippians 1:2

27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,

Daniel 6:10

10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

as was his custom

Daniel was not doing something new, but he was doing what he was doing since early days

Daniel was not suddenly going to prayer. people who suddenly go to prayer in need they cannot withstand the persecution.

But Daniel was doing the same thing that he had been doing all his life.

This evening, Are we lacking consistency in our spiritual lives.

David says Blessed is the one who meditates on His law Day and Night

Daniel Prays as he was praying everyday

What you do everyday is what you become.

I want to encourage the Church to get consistent in the spiritual things.

Amen.