And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
(Luke 18:1-8 ESV)
Why should we pray and persist in prayer? The very character of God. Even when it SEEMS like He is not listening, that is not the case. He is nothing like this civil judge. He is just and good and listening. We cry out not for justice but fairness; we are NOT good like He is; we do not persist; we do not listen well. The last line tells it all. Will He find faith? Will He find us trusting in God for all He is, and seeking Him with all our hearts?
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