Luke 18:7-8 KJV
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Barnes notes keeps this passage in context and points out that the message here is that there is more danger that men will quit praying with the same fervency as the widow of the parable than that God will not answer our prayers.
There are huge implications in the text that God will not answer our prayers and avenge our adversaries quickly. We have to settle that in our hearts; Christianity is not for the fast food mind set. We had better plan to be in this thing for the long haul. We had better expect that there will be challenges for our faith and we had better get hold of the principles of importunate prayer.
The passage also assures us absolutely that God will answer and prayers and will avenge our adversaries "speedily" when it happens it will happen suddenly and without their opportunity to prepare themselves.
But the passage also warns us that when Jesus comes and when Jesus answers, very few will be left on their knees.
And so He urges us to pray and not faint.
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Barnes notes keeps this passage in context and points out that the message here is that there is more danger that men will quit praying with the same fervency as the widow of the parable than that God will not answer our prayers.
There are huge implications in the text that God will not answer our prayers and avenge our adversaries quickly. We have to settle that in our hearts; Christianity is not for the fast food mind set. We had better plan to be in this thing for the long haul. We had better expect that there will be challenges for our faith and we had better get hold of the principles of importunate prayer.
The passage also assures us absolutely that God will answer and prayers and will avenge our adversaries "speedily" when it happens it will happen suddenly and without their opportunity to prepare themselves.
But the passage also warns us that when Jesus comes and when Jesus answers, very few will be left on their knees.
And so He urges us to pray and not faint.
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