Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

Patience and Perseverance

If an answer does not come at once, what should we do? BR-ASI9 415.4

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.” Psalm 37:7. BR-ASI9 415.5

Why was the parable of the importunate widow given? BR-ASI9 415.6

“And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” Luke 18:1. BR-ASI9 415.7

Note.—The importunate widow got her request because of her persistency. God wants us to seek Him, and to seek Him earnestly, when we pray. He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6.) BR-ASI9 415.8

How did Elijah pray before obtaining his request? BR-ASI9 415.9

“Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.” James 5:17, 18. (See Revelation 11:3-6.) BR-ASI9 415.10