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Now He (Jesus) was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, ² saying, "There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God, and did not respect man. ³ "And there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Give me legal protection from my opponent.' ⁴ "And for a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, ⁵ yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection, lest by continually coming she wear me out.'" ⁶ And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge said; ⁷ now shall not God bring about justice for His elect, who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? ⁸ "I tell you that He will bring about justice for them speedily. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:1-8 (NAS)

Waiting For God?

There are some who conclude from this parable that God will be slow about bringing about justice...just as the unrighteous judge in this parable.  But this conclusion in directly opposite from what the text says.  Note the last two verses:

...now shall not God bring about justice for His elect, who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? "I tell you that He will bring about justice for them speedily. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:1-8 (NAS)

Do you believe that God will bring about justice speedily for those that belong to Him?

Praying For Your Enemies

As we have seen in the first part of this lesson, Jesus wants His disciples to pray for their enemies and do good to them.  As the widow in the parable, we ask God to protect us from our enemies.  However, God does not want us as individual Christians to take out vengeance on our enemies:

Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. ²⁰ "But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head." ²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.  Romans 12:19-21 (NAS)

Sometimes the punishment of our enemies is carried out by God through the governments, courts or authorities of this world (see Romans 13:1).  However, each Christian should pray that his or her enemy repents and turns back to God.  It is up to God's timing to determine when the punishment will come if that enemy does not repent:

For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge His people." It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:30-31 (NAS)

Because it is up to God's timing, this is the reason that no one knows when the Lord will come again.  According to Matthew 24:36, only God knows the date... and He is patiently waiting for all to come to repentance:

But the present heavens and earth by His word are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. ⁸ But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹ The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. ¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. 2 Peter 3:7-10 (NAS)

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