And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.(Luke 18:1 ESV)
This statement follows on the heels of some hard words Jesus had spoken about those who would be unprepared for His coming because they refused to hear God's words of warning. But rather than be discouraged, we must keep on praying, keep on calling out to the God Who hears and cares. We must not give into the same "of-this-world thinking" that keeps them from seeing the eternal, and cling to the promise Paul did: So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18 ESV)
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