THE WIDOW AND THE JUDGE:

THE WIDOW AND THE JUDGE: "And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them ?" I tell you that he will avenge them speeded. Nevertheless when the Son of Man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth ? (Luke 18:2-8). You would not take away from that Scripture, nor would you really add to it, if you said, "Will He find that kind of faith on the earth when He comes ?" The widow was an insignificant person. She had no authority or political power. She had no support and no one to take care over. She was at the mercy of the people. Listen to what Jesus said: "and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him (the unjust judge), saying, Avenge me of my adversary." From this, some have inferred that the widow just kept coming. This is how people get misinformed and develop religious thinking ! The only indication for this interpretation is that it says, she came unto him, saying. You can interpret it two-way, but I choose to believe that the widow came to the just judge with fire in her eyes and authority in her voice; that while she was walking toward him, she was saying, Avenge me of my adversary. The literal Greek says, "She was coming to him saying." To me, this indicates she was coming and saying at the same time. She was walking as she was talking. The literal Greek says of Jesus that on one occasion "He was coming to them saying." Remember, when your mother or your father was coming towards you saying don't do this or don't do that ? Well, it doesn't really mean that He kept coming and saying the same thing. He was speaking to them as He was walking toward them. Of the judge, Jesus said, and he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself. . . Notice this didn't happen outwardly. It happened on the inside of him. . . Though I feel like God, nor regard man; yet because this widow troubled with me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. The words she spoke troubled him. Her words were filled with the authority of faith. Notice what she said: avenge me of my adversary. She didn't waste words she didn't say "maybe so" or "please" or "if it wouldn't be to much trouble." And this is how some people go to God in their praying. She demanded it there was some things about the words the widow spoke that troubled the unjust judge. When we go to God, we must take God's Words To Him it was the faith in the woman's voice that troubled him (the unjust judge) and her request was granted. When God hears his words in your prayer your request will be granted ! Support this little will had said to the unjust judge, "those folks are giving me lots of trouble; let me tell you all the mean things they have done," and then had gone back home. What do you think would have happened ? The unjust judge would have said, "I wonder why that woman came up here and told me all that." No, she went to him with the answer. She did not mention the problem.