THE UNJUST JUDGE !

THE UNJUST JUDGE ! There was in a city judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man. As we have noted, he would qualify for the devil. It certainly could not be God Almighty ! It is written; "Out of the mouths of babes and unweaned infants You have established strength because of Your foes, that You might silence the enemy and the avenger. When I view and consider Your heavens, the works of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained and established. What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of [earthborn] man that you care for him ? Yet You have made him but a little lower than God [or heavenly beings], and you have crowned him with glory and honor. You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; you have put all things under his feet: all sheep and oxen, yes, and the beast of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatever passes along the path of the seas. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent (majestic and glorious) is Your name in all the earth !."(Psalms 8:2 through 9). The amplified Bible. The unjust judge is representative of the evil one, or Satan. Please understand that Satan had already ruled over kings and nations when he was kicked out of heaven through man's words. It is written: "The 70 returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name ! And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven. Behold ! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you." (Luke 10:17-18). The amplified Bible. The widow represents the individual believer. Jesus is showing us the power of speaking boldly His Words. Within ourselves and outwardly, we are insignificant. Without Christ Jesus, we can do nothing; but, praise God, we are not without Him ! Jesus said, Hear what the unjust judge said. Now when Jesus says hear something, He means to pay special attention to it. Hear what Satan will say when a believer, to him and demands boldly, "Avenge Me of My Adversary." As believers today we would say, "I demand my rights in Jesus name because it is written." This little woman was coming in the authority of her faith. She was representative of believers who dare to walk by faith and not by sight.