Lessons On Prayer (Luke 18)

Tuesday’s Column: Dale Mail

“Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart..” V.1

1. Sometimes referred to as the spirit of prayer (I Thess. 5.17) 
2. “And not lose heart” We sometimes fail to pray when we’ve lost hope. This makes us feel distant from God & by not praying we create that distance. 
3. Jesus lived a prayerful life & we know from Heb. 7.25 “He lives to intercede for us.” 

THE WIDOW AND THE UNJUST JUDGE READ 2-8 

God isn’t the unjust judge, He’s Just. 

So He doesn’t… 

1. Answer prayers because we’re annoying Him 
2. God loves to answer us because He loves us 
3. Jesus and Paul were both persistent in their prayer lives (Mark 14.39, 2 Cor. 12.8) 

The Unjust Judge 

1. Wasn’t fair— God is 
2. No personal interest in the widow— God cares for those who pray to Him 
3. The judge answers the widows cry selfishly— God Has blessed us and continues to do so because it’s in our best interest. 

Verse 8 is worth some thought too! 

V. 8 “When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Do we have the kind of faith Jesus will be looking for when He returns? 

1. We do if we know who God is (not an unjust judge) 
2. We do if we pray persistently 
3. We do if we pray even when we lose heart

HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY TO DALE AND JANELLE (10/19)