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| ¡°Pray without ceasing.¡± ( 1 Thessalonians 5:17 , KJV ) |
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On one occasion Jesus told a story about a woman. She was a widow who was in a difficult situation over a legal matter. She needed the intervention of a judge, but the Bible tells us that he was a man who ¡°neither feared God nor cared about men.¡± Yet, this poor widow kept coming to him day after day with her plea. Finally, he gave in and responded to her request.
What a great lesson in perseverance! In that culture this woman was helpless and defenseless. She had no legal or political leverage. She was simply a ¡°victim¡± of her times. Yet...she ¡°hung in there!¡±
Life gets hard. Pressures mount...demands increase...financial and vocational concerns clutch at us. At those times it seems that God may be very far from us. It may even seem that He has abandoned us. The parable turns on a significant point: that our God is the antithesis of the unjust Judge.
His promise is: ¡°I¡¯ll never leave you... I¡¯ll never forsake you.¡± God loves you. He has not forgotten you. Reach out to Him. And...persevere! |
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Father when we feel like giving up and giving in, please console us with Your presence. When we grow tired and frustrated, empower us by Your promise. Give us the will to go on... with Your care. In Jesus¡¯ name. Amen. - GARY HUNDLEY, Montgomery, Alabama |
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