Verses: Luke 18 : 1 -8
My thoughts about the verses:
I feel this is a message that hits at the core of Christianity. We as a people pray endlessly for what we need. We pray for our family, we pray for our community, we pray for our fellow brothers and sisters. Yet, do we take the time to Believe in God. Do we Believe God is there hearing our prayers? Do we Believe that God answers our prayers and gives us what we need?
There are lessons that we can learn from both the Judges role in the story and also from the woman's role. I want to start with the lessons that we can learn from the woman in the story. The first lesson is perseverance. She never gave up asking the Judge for what she thought was rightfully hers. She didn't go once and just give up instead she kept petitioning for what she felt was her rights. We can learn from this that we should be diligent in our prayers.
The second thing that we can learn is that we will be given what we need. God will provide what we need when we ask for it. That through our Faithfulness God will give us exactly what we need. The fact is that we might not get the exact thing we want instead through faith we will receive what we need. To show our faithfulness to God we need to do one major thing and that is to offer praise to God. Like the woman who went back over and over again to the Judge. We need to praise God over and over again.
Now let us look at the Judge and the lesson we can learn. the Judge did not believe in God yet he knew two things for sure. One if he did not grant the woman's wishes she would return over and over to plead her case. Secondly, if he granted her pleas then she would go away. The truth is the Judge is only willing to give the woman her needs to stop her from her incessant begging. This is different from the way God reacts. God gives because of love.
Now let us look at things this way. Most of us may be wondering just why God is willing to give us what we need. Is there something that God gets from giving to us. In reality there is something that we can give God when our prayers are answered. We can give God our praise. In fact, we can give God our praise all the time. If we believe in God we are to offer those praises all the time. God hears us even we do not pray. God knows our needs and will answer our prayers even without our asking. Yet, when we offer God our praise we are giving glory to what God has and will do for us.
God is just and wants to do good things for the people that offer up praise to the one that created them. God hears our needs even when we keep them close to our heart. God gives to us because of love. In turn we should praise God not for what we get but, because of the love that we have for God. Simply love God with your heart, mind and soul and your worries will be wiped away. You might not have the exact things that you want but you will have the things you need.
Prayer:
Dear God thank you for loving us. Thank you for providing our needs. Thank You for sending Jesus so that we may have our slates wiped clean. We praise you for all that you have and will do for us. Dear God help us always stay focused on serving you. Help us always to offer you praise. Be with us in our times of need and help us thank you when you for what you have done for us. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen
Questions:
My thoughts about the verses:
I feel this is a message that hits at the core of Christianity. We as a people pray endlessly for what we need. We pray for our family, we pray for our community, we pray for our fellow brothers and sisters. Yet, do we take the time to Believe in God. Do we Believe God is there hearing our prayers? Do we Believe that God answers our prayers and gives us what we need?
There are lessons that we can learn from both the Judges role in the story and also from the woman's role. I want to start with the lessons that we can learn from the woman in the story. The first lesson is perseverance. She never gave up asking the Judge for what she thought was rightfully hers. She didn't go once and just give up instead she kept petitioning for what she felt was her rights. We can learn from this that we should be diligent in our prayers.
The second thing that we can learn is that we will be given what we need. God will provide what we need when we ask for it. That through our Faithfulness God will give us exactly what we need. The fact is that we might not get the exact thing we want instead through faith we will receive what we need. To show our faithfulness to God we need to do one major thing and that is to offer praise to God. Like the woman who went back over and over again to the Judge. We need to praise God over and over again.
Now let us look at the Judge and the lesson we can learn. the Judge did not believe in God yet he knew two things for sure. One if he did not grant the woman's wishes she would return over and over to plead her case. Secondly, if he granted her pleas then she would go away. The truth is the Judge is only willing to give the woman her needs to stop her from her incessant begging. This is different from the way God reacts. God gives because of love.
Now let us look at things this way. Most of us may be wondering just why God is willing to give us what we need. Is there something that God gets from giving to us. In reality there is something that we can give God when our prayers are answered. We can give God our praise. In fact, we can give God our praise all the time. If we believe in God we are to offer those praises all the time. God hears us even we do not pray. God knows our needs and will answer our prayers even without our asking. Yet, when we offer God our praise we are giving glory to what God has and will do for us.
God is just and wants to do good things for the people that offer up praise to the one that created them. God hears our needs even when we keep them close to our heart. God gives to us because of love. In turn we should praise God not for what we get but, because of the love that we have for God. Simply love God with your heart, mind and soul and your worries will be wiped away. You might not have the exact things that you want but you will have the things you need.
Prayer:
Dear God thank you for loving us. Thank you for providing our needs. Thank You for sending Jesus so that we may have our slates wiped clean. We praise you for all that you have and will do for us. Dear God help us always stay focused on serving you. Help us always to offer you praise. Be with us in our times of need and help us thank you when you for what you have done for us. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen
Questions:
Do you thank God for the things that are given to you? Do you offer praise for the love that God gives freely? Do you praise God as much as you pray for your needs? What do you need to do today to help others find the true love of God?
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