In Luke 18, we find Jesus yet again telling His beloved disciples a parable. The purpose, according to Luke, was to teach them that they should always pray and not lose heart.
The few points He is trying to make are pretty simple, but easily lost through the day to day grind of life, which is precisely why He’s telling the story.
First, He’s setting forth yet again the reality that prayer, is one of God’s prescribed methods of partnering with His people, in seeing the kingdom of heaven break into their lives, families and communities.
Secondly He knows there will be a point (actually many) in which the disciples would want to simply quit pressing into Him and give up. There are many things that factor into the disillusionment of prayer and Jesus knows our weak frame. It would seem that perseverance and patient are pretty big qualities to posses, in seeing the manifestation of the Justice and the glory of God in our sphere of influence.
March 31, 2008 at 4:36 am |
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