"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 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?"
Today's lesson is about the importance of prayer and how faith plays a very important role in the outcome of prayer.
In the first part of the quoth, Jesus said; "men ought always to pray, and not to faint'. The lesson was that we should always pray for the things we need.
The parable Jesus related how a judge, who was not a believer in God, dealt with the widow who was continually badgering him to hear her case. The judge finally relented just so the widow would go away and leave him alone.
Jesus then said; "Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?" This assures us that God will always hear the prayers of His children, and that with Him, there is no need to pray over and over for the same outcome. This is confirmed by the question Jesus asked in the last sentence of the quote; "Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find FAITH on the earth?"
What is to be gleaned from the lesson is that when a child of God prays, he/she should demonstrate his/her faith by asking only once, and relying on the promise of God until our prayer is granted.
Praying over and over for the same thing demonstrates a lack of faith in God to hear our prayer, and a lack of faith that He will answer our prayer when He hears it.
God ALWAYS hears our prayers the first time, He will NEVER forget to answer them, and if the answer to our prayers are within His will, we will ALWAYS get what we pray for. "
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you." (Luke 17:6) ~
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