Luke 18:1–43

September 18, 2012

God will answer His people! WILL! Not might. Not maybe. Not won't. WILL! Period. But, here is where "His people" (Christians) have taken God's promises and have claimed them for selfish purposes. God is not our servant that we can demand things from. He wants us to go to Him in prayer. Not with our "to do" list, but with a heart that is seeking Him. Sammy Tippit says prayer is what brings our hearts into alignment with God's will. Jesus will give us the desires of our heart when our hearts are aligned with Him, when the

God

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Man

relationship is in the correct order. God is not to be "used" by man. Man is to be "of use" to God. 

The widow kept going to the judge asking for her rights against an adversary. She wasn't falsely accusing someone and she wasn't trying to get what wasn't hers. She was a widow who was protecting herself and requesting what was rightfully hers. The judge didn't care about God and he didn't care about people, not a good combination! He kept refusing to help her, but she kept going. Finally, he gets tired of her coming and he thinks to himself, "Even though I don't respect God or care about people, I will see that she gets her rights..." (Luke 18:4–5) He didn't do it because it was the right thing to do. He did it because he didn't want to be bothered by it anymore. No matter what the reason, the right thing was finally done and she was given her rights. The unfair judge eventually did what was right.

How much more then will the only true, honorable, and righteous judge do for His children? Luke 18:7–8 - "God will always give what is right to his people who cry to him night and day, and he will not be slow to answer them. I tell you, God will help his people quickly."

When I think about the situation we are in, there are probably some who would say God has been slow to answer us. But that is not truth. We found out on a Friday we were being sued and by Monday morning God had given us HIS promise. Psalm 140:12 - "I KNOW the LORD will get justice for the poor and will defend the needy in court." WILL with God is past tense, it is a done deal. Even before that answer there was another time God answered quickly. The very first January meeting, where my sister and brother-in-law systematically tried to destroy and control my will, ended in the wee hours of the morning. Yet that same day, God answered my cry for help by having Jane (Her Name Was Jane) and I meet and Jane praying a prayer of blessing over my life.  

Is the lawsuit still going? Yes. Are we still waiting on an answer from God? No. He gave us His promise and we believe Him. Are we waiting on an earthly fulfillment of God's promise? Yes, but that is of the least importance. Where there is much trouble there is much grace. And we are the recipients of MUCH GRACE. How God accomplishes His will in an earthly fashion is of little importance to us. That is His decision—not ours. That is His responsibility—not ours. We are to continue to believe; continue to be faithful; continue to follow; and continue to testify of His faithfulness. The rest is up to Him. He is in control.

God was quick to respond. We will continue to believe HIS promises. 


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