The Judge. The Son of Man. The Widow. And The World
The Judge. The Son of Man. The Widow. And The World
Luke 18:1-8 ESV
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her CONTINUAL coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
The power of this parable is found in its parallelism.
The Judge and the Son of Man are juxtaposed against one another. The Judge is unrighteous with no regard for God and no regard for man. He has no compassion. He is only devoted to himself and his work. He is utterly loveless.
The Son of Man on the contrary has the upmost regard for God and eventually would lay down his life for man. He has the most compassion. He is only devoted to God and to us. He is the epitome of love.
The widow is full of faith and persistence. She knows that the Judge can grant her wish and trusts him to do so at her request. She does not look to someone else to fight against her enemy. Only the Judge would do. She somehow believed and knew that just though The Judge refused at first he could not refuse forever.
The Judge was willing to grant her request out of love and respect for himself. He granted her request only because his life and his work could not be interfered with any longer.
The Son of Man is ready and willing to fight against our enemy out of the upmost love for us. He wants to grant our request because his life and his work’s purpose is to make sure we are no longer interfered with. His life and his work is to draw us near to himself without us having any hinderances blocking the way.
Yet, Jesus the narrator of the story poses a question of doubt. Though, he is the Son of Man who cannot even be compared in character to the judge he still doubts that anyone will believe in him enough to come to him.
Do you believe in him enough to come to him in search of justice? Are you pursuing something else to get it for you or have you just given up COMPLETELY?
The Judge. The Son of Man. The Widow. And The World
The Judge. The Son of Man. The Widow. And The World
Luke 18:1-8 ESV
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her CONTINUAL coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
The power of this parable is found in its parallelism.
The Judge and the Son of Man are juxtaposed against one another. The Judge is unrighteous with no regard for God and no regard for man. He has no compassion. He is only devoted to himself and his work. He is utterly loveless.
The Son of Man on the contrary has the upmost regard for God and eventually would lay down his life for man. He has the most compassion. He is only devoted to God and to us. He is the epitome of love.
The widow is full of faith and persistence. She knows that the Judge can grant her wish and trusts him to do so at her request. She does not look to someone else to fight against her enemy. Only the Judge would do. She somehow believed and knew that just though The Judge refused at first he could not refuse forever.
The Judge was willing to grant her request out of love and respect for himself. He granted her request only because his life and his work could not be interfered with any longer.
The Son of Man is ready and willing to fight against our enemy out of the upmost love for us. He wants to grant our request because his life and his work’s purpose is to make sure we are no longer interfered with. His life and his work is to draw us near to himself without us having any hinderances blocking the way.
Yet, Jesus the narrator of the story poses a question of doubt. Though, he is the Son of Man who cannot even be compared in character to the judge he still doubts that anyone will believe in him enough to come to him.
Do you believe in him enough to come to him in search of justice? Are you pursuing something else to get it for you or have you just given up COMPLETELY?
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