One day
Jesus taught the apostles to keep praying and never stop or lose hope. He
shared with them this illustration:
2 “In a certain town there was a civil judge, a
thick-skinned and godless man who had no fear of others’ opinions. 3 And there was a poor widow in that town who
kept pleading with the judge, ‘Grant me justice and protect me against my
oppressor!’
4–5 “He ignored her pleas for quite some time, but she kept
asking. Eventually he said to himself, ‘This widow keeps annoying me, demanding
her rights, and I’m tired of listening to her. Even though I’m not a religious
man and don’t care about the opinions of others, I’ll just get her off my back
by answering her claims for justice and I’ll rule in her favour. Then she’ll
leave me alone.’”
6 The Lord continued, “Did you hear what the ungodly judge
said—that he would answer her persistent request? 7 Don’t you know that God, the true judge, will
grant justice to all of his chosen ones who cry out to him night and day? He
will pour out his Spirit upon them. He will not delay to answer you and
give you what you ask for. 8 God will give swift justice to those who
don’t give up. So be ever praying, ever expecting, just like the widow was with
the judge. Yet when the Son of Man comes back, will he find this kind of
persistent faithfulness in his people?” (Luke 18: 1-8 The Passion Translation).
Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians
5:17 NKJV).
“The secret of praying is
praying in secret.” (
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