LESSON FROM THE PERSISTENT WIDOW - Luke 18:7-8
“And shall God
not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long
with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the
Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”.
The Lord Jesus
promised us in John 14:13 that whatsoever we ask in His name, that will he do…
From this excerpt in Luke Chapter 18 concerning the poor widow, it is clear that
the judge did not fear God nor regard man but because the widow troubled him
and was going to weary him by her continual asking (verse 5), the judge avenged
the widow.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PARABLE
1. Christ used this parable to tell us
that we should always pray and never faint – (Persistence) Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought
to pray and not lose heart … Luke 18:1.
2. God will always answer His elect that
cry out to Him day and night (His faithfulness) - Vs 7.
3. When God comes with your basket of
answered prayers, will he find FAITH? (our unfaithfulness) Vs 8.
LESSONS
1. Never give up on God or in prayer,
pray without ceasing (1 Thesa 5:17). If a common judge that had no regard for neither
God nor man could answer the widow, how much more will God answer us His elect
that cry unto Him day and night?
2. When you ask, ask according to His
will, that he may hear you (1 John 5:14). You must believe in the Lord Jesus
for God to hear your prayer because all your asking must be done in His name - John
14:13.
3. Ask in faith for without faith it is
impossible to please God (Heb 11:6) and if thou canst believe, all things are
possible to them that believe - Mark 9:23.
4. We should always wait upon the Lord
for those that wait shall renew their strength (Isa 40:31). And though the
vision tarries for a while, wait for it, it is for an appointed time (Hab 2:3).
PRAYER
Oh Lord God, help
me to always ask in faith and according to your will, in Jesus name, Amen.
Oh Lord God, help me
to always wait upon you, in Jesus name, Amen.
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