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Parable of the Unjust Judge and the Widow Woman.  
1And He also spoke a parable to them to teach it is always right to pray, and not to faint, 2saying, A certain judge was in a certain city, not fearing God, nor respecting man. 3And a widow was in that city. And she came to Him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary. 4And he would not do so for a time. But afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 5yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, that she not wear me down in the end. 6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. 7And shall not God avenge His own elect who cry day and night to Him, though He has been long-suffering over them? 8I say to you that He will avenge them speedily. Yet when the Son of Man comes, shall He find faith on the earth?
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Insights
  • We see here that if worldly persistence can make the unjust move, if you can get good things out of men, even unjust men. How much more, shall a just God avenge His own. This parable needs to be read keeping in mind Matthew 7:11, "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?". We do not need to beg or plead with God, God is good and God is a Spirit, John 4:24. But while in this earthly life, there will be times when perseverance is needed.