And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" {Verses 6-8}
After a widow begged a unfair judge, who didn't fear God or respect men, to bring her justice over her adversary, the judge brought justice to the situation just to get the widow off his back. Jesus wants us to know that this judge granted the woman justice even though he was a bad and uncaring judge. But God, is a perfect Judge, He is all-knowing, all-loving and all-gracious. Jesus says, "Will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night?" This doesn't imply that as believers we need to cry day and night to God for anything to happen, but it does mean He does hear us when we do cry to Him. It does mean that God will grant us justice as a follower of His Son Jesus. This reminds me of the text in Luke 11:
"What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
I think as humans we put God in a box, giving Him human limits- not expecting that He can do impossible things that are not possible to a human (verse 27). We need to let God be God and have faith that He CAN and WILL do things when we trust Him and give up control. We need to stop trying to understand the mind of God because we will never understand it. He is God! Although His timing might not seem "speedily" to us, His timing for justice, change of life direction, gifts, healing, etc., etc., etc., is perfect. God uses the times of suffering (in this text, it was the widow being wrongfully treated by her adversary) to bring us closer to Him. It's often times in the suffering that we are shaped, molded, pruned.
So when you are begging God for justice, mercy, blessing, change, healing, etc., know that God will bring justice, mercy, blessing, change, healing, etc., better than any man could. That is Jesus' point to His lesson. God can do better than any human can, so trust Him- keep praying, day and night until His timing comes to pass. In the midst of the waiting, don't lose faith ("When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"), and in fact I would encourage you to keep your ears, eyes and heart open for ways God wants to prune and teach you during your time of waiting patiently. God is the Perfect (Judge, Giver, Provider, Healer) so trust Him!
~Leanne~
"What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
I think as humans we put God in a box, giving Him human limits- not expecting that He can do impossible things that are not possible to a human (verse 27). We need to let God be God and have faith that He CAN and WILL do things when we trust Him and give up control. We need to stop trying to understand the mind of God because we will never understand it. He is God! Although His timing might not seem "speedily" to us, His timing for justice, change of life direction, gifts, healing, etc., etc., etc., is perfect. God uses the times of suffering (in this text, it was the widow being wrongfully treated by her adversary) to bring us closer to Him. It's often times in the suffering that we are shaped, molded, pruned.
So when you are begging God for justice, mercy, blessing, change, healing, etc., know that God will bring justice, mercy, blessing, change, healing, etc., better than any man could. That is Jesus' point to His lesson. God can do better than any human can, so trust Him- keep praying, day and night until His timing comes to pass. In the midst of the waiting, don't lose faith ("When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"), and in fact I would encourage you to keep your ears, eyes and heart open for ways God wants to prune and teach you during your time of waiting patiently. God is the Perfect (Judge, Giver, Provider, Healer) so trust Him!
~Leanne~
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