Formula 409 was created in
1957 by the Rouff brothers, three scientists from Michigan. The brothers worked for Gem Products, an
industrial cleaning solution manufacturer.
The Formula 409 name is actually a tribute to the tenacity of the
brothers who were determined to formulate the greatest grease-cutting,
dirt-destroying, bacteria cutting cleaner on the planet. Creating the ultimate cleaner doesn’t just
happen on the first try. And it didn’t
happen on the 101st or the 301st. It wasn’t until batch number 409 that they
were finally satisfied. And so the name
stuck.
What if we applied the
Formula 409 principle to our prayer life? Never giving up when we’re praying on
a situation, or interceding for a family member or a friend.
In 1Thessalonians 5:17 TLB,
Paul commands us: “Always keep on praying.”
There are many instances in the Bible, where persistent prayer paid off
not only for the person praying, but for entire nations.
Moses prayed for forty days
and forty nights, seeking God’s grace for the rebellious Israelites. “As for me, I stayed on the mountain in the
Lord’s presence for forty days and nights, as I had done the first time. And
once again the Lord listened to my pleas and agreed not to destroy you.” (Deut.
10:10)
In Luke 18, Jesus taught His disciples, through a parable, “that they should always pray and not give up . . . And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly”. (Luke 18:1-8)
Hannah, the wife of Elkanah,
was barren. Elkanah’s other wife,
Peninnah, would taunt Hannah year after year because Hannah had no
children. Each year as they traveled to
the Tabernacle, Hannah would be reduced to tears from Peninnah’s taunting. But
Hannah kept praying, pouring her heart out to the Lord. So much so, that Eli
the priest thought she was drunk. Hannah declared that she was ‘praying out of
great anguish and sorrow.’ The
scripture tells us that, ‘The Lord remembered her plea, and in due time she
gave birth to a son.’ (1Samuel 1:1-20)
Don’t live your life offering
the Lord only crisis and emergency prayers.
Be persistent in prayer, and pray believing that you will receive. “I tell you, you can pray for anything, and
if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.” Mark 11:24
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