In 1952, a fledgling business called “Rocket Chemical Company“, set out to create a line of rust-prevention products for use in the aerospace industry. It took them 40 attempts to perfect their formula. The original secret formula for WD-40 – which stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt,– is still in use today.  What an amazing story of persistence!

Judges 8:4 tells us that, “Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and three hundred men who were with him, faint yet pursuing.” Other translations use words like ‘weary’, ‘exhausted’, and ‘bone-tired’ to describe their depleted condition.

They had battled the whole night, yet there was still work to do. With resolve of heart, they kept pressing on, even though they were fainting, and tired of their pursuit.  I’m sure the staff at Rocket Chemical were faint of their pursuits as well.  A lot of times, weariness and failure are the top 2 reasons we give up on a pursuit of something good.

SO, let me encourage you today – don’t give up.  Don’t throw in the towel.  Don’t surrender.  Don’t stop fighting for God’s best in your life.

No matter how difficult, no matter how tiring, no matter how much failure is behind us – DON’T QUIT!

As long as we keep persevering, we leave the door open for God to work a miracle and bring us through to the other side!