Luke 18:1-8
Pray, Pray, Pray...and never tire of praying. That is the admonition we find here in Jesus words to His disciples and to us. I love the persistence of this widow before a Judge known for his self-centeredness. Many of us, I believe, see God in this same self-centered way; uncaring about our real needs, indifferent, egotistical, callous, the list goes on and on. I've learned that our view and understanding of God's true nature has a direct bearing on our prayer life. I have often wondered why Jesus used a bad example for the Judge here; I mean why not use an example of a good and righteous Judge? As I thought about it today, I'm wondering if it wasn't to confront our wrong ideas of what our Heavenly Father is truly like. Primarily of course, Jesus is illustrating for us to be persistent in our prayers to God. Don't give up, press on, keep knocking and God will show Himself faithful to us. But, I also think Jesus is saying understand what your Heavenly Father is like because it is your wrong idea of Him that keeps you from coming to Him in prayer.
So...know that your Father in Heaven cares (He wouldn't have sent Jesus to die if He didn't) and....P.U.S.H. Pray Until Something Happens. Now that's persistence!
