Persistence Pays Off

 

 Luke 18:1-8

 The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. ² He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. ³ And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’

⁴ “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, ⁵ yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”

⁶ And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. ⁷ 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? ⁸ I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

We  believe that God hears our prayers, but too often we back off when we don't get an immediate answer.  Not so the widow, she wouldn't let up and her persistence paid off. A simple lesson for us: don't give up.  God's love for us knows no bounds and he always has our best interest in mind; we need to learn to conform to HIS time, His plan, and above all, to grow in greater confidence in his everlasting love. Repeated prayer might just be the way to deepening our love for him. Let's not give up after the first or the hundredth try.

Bro. Rene

Dear God, increase my faith and trust in you through persistent prayer. Amen.