Luke 18: 1-8 Do Not Lose Heart

Luke 18: 1-8 Do Not Lose Heart

Then he told them a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, "There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, 'Render a just decision for me against my adversary.' For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, 'While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.'" The Lord said, "Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

Once again Jesus tells us to hang on in the face of adversity. Such patience and persistence will surely be rewarded. If persistence works with regular folks and even those who are unjust, how much better will God deal with those seek his aid. Jesus has absolute faith in his Father’s ability to respond. That is not the problem. He says that rather, the difficulty is in finding any who shares his faith.