Celebrating 25 years of Thinky Things!

Luke 18
PERSISTENT BOOK ENDS

Luke 18 is book-ended with two very similar stories. It begins with the parable of the persistent widow who kept crying out for justice against her adversary. It was because of her persistence that her plea was eventually answered. Jesus said we need to have the same persistence in prayer.

At the end of Luke 18 we read about the blind beggar who heard that Jesus was passing by. As soon as he knew it was Jesus, he began calling out to Jesus for mercy. The blind man must have been making quite a nuisance of himself because the people in the crowd started telling him to be quiet. Instead he began shouting louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Luke 18 v 39). Eventually his persistence was rewarded and Jesus healed his sight.

The lesson we should learn from these bookends in Luke 18 is to be persistent in faithful prayer. Keep praying. Our faith might be tried longer than we think, but let’s not give up. Never give up. At some stage our faith will be rewarded.

May we be faithful in prayer this week.

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With love in our Lord,
Robert
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