Luke 18 - The Parable of the Persistent Widow

“1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'
4"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' "
6And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

What an awesome parable about persistence and how God moves and blesses us. First off, the widow was persistent in her efforts. Even though, time and time again, she did not receive what she was seeking and needing, she would not give up. She kept at the ungodly judge and he relented, not for her well being, but for his own desires.

This also shows us how God can use anyone, even the non-believers, to take care of His children. Even though the judge did not fear God, God used the judge’s selfishness to take care of the widow. So, since the widow believed and was persistent, God granted her relief, answered her prayers, and all through a seemingly impossible source, and ungodly judge.

This is a huge lesson to us all. Pray and talk with God, build a relationship with Him, be honest, have faith, and be persistent in your prayers, for God will not forsake you, but will deliver you, for we are His children and He wants the very best for us. He makes the impossible possible. So be ready to receive His blessings and be a blessing for Him. If He can use the ungodly to answer prayers, how much more could He use His own children AND how much more eager should WE be to be a part of it. Amen?