Luke 18

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by: Lowell Harrup

10/28/2025

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“He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not lose heart”(v1).  This parable of an unjust judge and persistent petitioner is one of contrast, not comparison.  Jesus is not unjust.  We are assured that He will avenge His elect.  But then He adds this unusual addendum, “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”  

One does not live too long for Christ before one learns there are no secret formulas that “get answers.”  Like this woman, prayers and petitions sometime seem ineffective.  Evil, with its pain and suffering, persists.  Jesus is telling us, however, that He will not be found unfaithful.  Nor should we.

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“He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not lose heart”(v1).  This parable of an unjust judge and persistent petitioner is one of contrast, not comparison.  Jesus is not unjust.  We are assured that He will avenge His elect.  But then He adds this unusual addendum, “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”  

One does not live too long for Christ before one learns there are no secret formulas that “get answers.”  Like this woman, prayers and petitions sometime seem ineffective.  Evil, with its pain and suffering, persists.  Jesus is telling us, however, that He will not be found unfaithful.  Nor should we.

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