Luke 18:4-7 -- On Asking and Receiving

"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?"
Luke 18:4-7


This is an interesting lesson, where God tells the story of the unjust judge and that persistence got justice from him even though he didn't care about justice, and then compares it to petitioning God. Unlike the unjust judge, God cares about justice, though he bears long with all of us in order to allow mercy to have her place as well. I think this is not only a promise that justice will come, but it also tells us that petitioning God to help us is important, that it matters and God keeps it in mind, even if it doesn't happen immediately. God cares, and all will come out right in the end.

Today, let's remember to talk to God about what we need and what we want... tempered of course by forgiveness, by love, by making God our top priority, and by not asking for things we shouldn't. As we include God in our lives and ask for righteous things, God will hear us, and answer us, on his timing of course, which is wiser than our own, but which is also timely and perfect. As we have faith and trust in God, he will answer our prayers and grant us a multitude of blessings.