{"id":178,"date":"2026-09-28T11:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=178"},"modified":"2026-09-28T11:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:28:38","slug":"persistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/09\/28\/persistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Persistence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u201cBe more persistent than the devil.\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;&nbsp;Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:&nbsp;And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.&nbsp;And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;&nbsp;Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luke 18:1-5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So then, surrender to God. Stand up to the devil and resist him and he will flee in agony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>James 4:7 (The Passion Translation)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Galatians 6:9 (English Standard Version)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Persistence is the steady pursuit of what we have set out to do. God has given us what we need to stand firm when our faith is tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Luke 4, the devil tempted Jesus repeatedly in the wilderness. Each time, Jesus answered with Scripture. He did not give in or abandon what He knew to be true. He continued to stand on God\u2019s Word until the devil departed. His example reminds us to keep returning to the truth of Scripture whenever temptation comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Victory Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I am being tested by the enemy I will stand firm on the Word of God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBe more persistent than the devil.\u201d And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;&nbsp;Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:&nbsp;And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/09\/28\/persistance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Persistence&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-one-liners"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8lc9u-2S","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":507,"url":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2026\/08\/26\/consistently-insistent\/","url_meta":{"origin":178,"position":0},"title":"Consistently Insistent","author":"admin","date":"August 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cBe more persistent than the devil.\u201d \u00a0 1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;\u00a02Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:\u00a03And there was a widow in that city; 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