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18 Bible Verses About Not Giving Up, and What God Did When Elijah Wanted to Quit

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Summary

  • The Bible’s fullest account of wanting to quit is Elijah under the broom tree, and the first response he gets is sleep and food, twice, before any instruction (1 Kings 19:4-8).
  • Galatians 6:9 promises a harvest at “the proper time”, which is not announced in advance.
  • 2 Peter 3:9 says the Lord’s delay is patience, so that more people may come to repentance.
  • God tells Joshua to be strong and courageous three times in the first chapter of the book (Joshua 1:6, 7, 9).
  • 1 Corinthians 13:7 lists perseverance as something love does, using the same Greek verb as James 1:12.

The Bible’s plainest word on not giving up is a promise about timing: good work bears fruit at the proper time, even when nothing can be seen yet. Paul writes it in Galatians 6:9. Scripture also shows what God did for a prophet who wanted to quit. After the contest on Mount Carmel, Elijah ran from Jezebel, sat down under a broom bush and prayed that he might die. God let him sleep, and an angel woke him twice to…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Elijah under the broom tree, the angel’s two meals and the journey that followed are at 1 Kings 19:4-8; the quiet voice is at 1 Kings 19:12.

Paul’s three requests concerning the thorn are at 2 Corinthians 12:7-8; the contentment behind Philippians 4:13 is at Philippians 4:11-12.

“Be strong and courageous” is repeated to Joshua at Joshua 1:6, 1:7 and 1:9.

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