BOOK – Luke 18:1-8
Jesus explains to the disciples why we should pray always.
1. Why do you think Jesus used this portrayal of the judge to tell this story?
2. Was the widow's victory spoiled, because of the way the judge granted her wish?
3. Do you have any hesitation about persistently asking for things in prayer from God? What hesitations?
Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to
pray always and not to lose heart. He said, "In a
certain city there was a judge who neither feared
God nor had respect for people. In that city there
was a widow who kept coming to him and saying,
`Grant me justice against my opponent.' For a while
he refused; but later he said to himself, `Though I
have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet
because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant
her justice, so that she may not wear me out by
continually coming.'" And the Lord said, "Listen to
what the unjust judge says. And will not God grant
justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and
night? Will he delay long in helping them? I tell you,
he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when
the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
Jesus explains to the disciples why we should pray always.
1. Why do you think Jesus used this portrayal of the judge to tell this story?
2. Was the widow's victory spoiled, because of the way the judge granted her wish?
3. Do you have any hesitation about persistently asking for things in prayer from God? What hesitations?
Luke 18:1-8
Kerry says:
ReplyDelete1. The judge was a bad dude used as an example to compare. 2. No, she got what she set out for. 3. Sometimes, because I know God knows what's best for us. I also don't want to irritate Him.