What Can Happen When We Pray Continually?

"He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 

And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 

For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 

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?”

Luke 18:2-8 ESV

I have to admit, I have been somewhat confused on the meaning of this parable. We know that God is perfectly just, and we know He will not get worn out by our continual praying to Him. So, I missed the meaning of this passage of Scripture, but now I think I have some insight into the meaning of this and it really does apply to us today. 

I think it is saying to us that yes, we should be praying continually. It is comparing an unjust judge with the true and living God, where there is a vast difference between the two. The point seems to be, if someone as corrupt as an unjust judge can actually listen to a case of an oppressed woman, how much more will the true and living God take care of us, who pray to Him continually?

We are living in a season of time where many are throwing in the towel. We saw how God worked 4 years ago, when D.J.T. was elected into office, only by the mercy and grace of God. We got to see with our spiritual eyes, how evil and sinister the Enemy actually is, along with how deceptive he is and the amazing amount of lying and slander that he seemed to get away with. But God always intervened. Threatening news would come on and our faith would be tested. But in a couple of days, the threat was forgotten about and the evil was turned around for God's glory and the good of His people. D.J.T. always ended up being defended. All the darts that were sent to him never made it or went in reverse. 

We always used verses like Isaiah 54:17, praying that no weapon formed against D.J.T would prosper. And they didn't. So, of course, that begs the question of why did he lose the election? Or did he lose the election? If he didn't lose the election, then why did evil win? Why are the liars getting away with cheating?

I could go into a lot of possibilities on this, but probably won't do that now. One thought is that God is testing the church. God is testing the faith of those who have put their trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and those who understand who the players are in this battle and what the battle is even about. 

Let me be clear on this though; first, we do not worship D.J.T. We realize he is a man like the rest of us, who has struggled with sin, and sometimes in the past, had given into sin. We realize this affects credibility. But, like us, he has a Savior who died for his sins and has professed trust in Him. Although not a perfect man, he has shown evidence since being in the presidency, of repentance. I am not going to say if he truly knows the Lord or not. I do not know. But, D.J.T. is a God-fearing man now, and has a moral compass. 

Secondly, this spiritual battle we are in is not about D.J.T. It is a battle for the complete control of the mind and will of every person living in the United States today. D.J.T. knows what is going on and has giving his all to do his part to fix this problem and to prevent our country from falling into the hands of the wrong people. He is a player in this battle, whether or not he understands that. He was a key player and will probably continue to be a player in some form. 

D.J.T.'s character has been successfully assassinated by the mainstream media. Whenever a Republican president has been in office in the past, they were subjected to ridicule and defamation by being slandered, but with D.J.T., something was very different. He actually was the exact person needed to fight that battle. The former presidents were cowards and they let the Left walk all over them. Not so with D.J.T.

Anyway, after the stolen election and continued character assassination, as well as continued measures being taken by the Left to make sure D.J.T. doesn't ever rise again, I think we need to pray. We need to be continually praying to God, day and night. We need to not give up, nor should we become weary in well doing. 

The parable above tells us that God will hear our prayers. He will not abandon us. He will turn the difficulty around for His glory and for the good of His people, as well as for those who will come to know Him in the future. But we must stay in prayer.

If evil people will listen when continually hounded, how much more will God listen to His people who are praying to Him continually?

Just before the parable, here is the former statement: "And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart." Many have thrown in the towel and given into doubt and fear. Let's be in faith for what God is going to do through this tumultuous time we are going through. Let us continually be praying. 

The Obvious Hypocrisy of the Left

 I am reading through the Rush Limbaugh magazine this month, and found an article spotlighting the double standard of the Left, specifically where it comes to using masks, quarantines, and social distancing. 

The magazine does not want reprints made because of copyright reasons, but I will summarize the article and post it here. 

The article is called, 'Democrats Flout Their Own COVID Rules'

The article highlights the recent activities of certain Democrats who called for a mask mandate or even more recently, have requested families to not gather for holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. These Democrats have also closed down the businesses in their towns, but these individuals have appeared in public places that are closed down because of COVID, and many times, not even wearing a mask!

Let's go through the list of these Democratic leaders who played the role of the hypocrite in the past few months.

1. Mayor Steve Adler from Austin - Recommended a no travel restriction. He was found traveling to Mexico. To his credit, he issued an apology for setting a bad example.

2. Mayor Muriel Bowser from D.C. - Issued a travel restriction and quarantine. Attended a Biden victory speech in Delaware and did not self quarantine herself. She considered the event as 'essential' and did not practice the social requirements at the speech according to pictures on social media. 

3. Governor Andrew Cuomo from NY - " Don't have family gatherings". "We (Cuomo's family) are going to be alone physically..." referring to the upcoming Thanksgiving usual gathering they had every year. His mom wanted to come for Thanksgiving but he did cancel the event, after being called out for his hypocrisy. Also, he has been seen without a mask, even hugging the mayor from Savannah, GA., nor did he follow the quarantine regulations after a visit to GA.

4. Mayor Bill De Blasio from NYC - He instructed the NYPD to arrest those who gather in large groups. Yet, he gathered with a large group of protestors in Harlem who deemed the cause of BLM as more serious than the potential of spreading the virus.

5. Senator Dianne Feinstein from California - "Wearing masks in public should be mandatory. Period". She was pictured inside a Dulles airport without a face covering on. Another video showed her chatting with her aides, without a mask, in the halls of a government building before entering a hearing in November. 

6. Mayor Michael Hancock from Denver - He pleads with everyone to stay home (Youtube 11/20/20). He urged people to host virtual gatherings on Thanksgiving, instead of in-person dinners. And to avoid travel. He boarded a plane to Mississippi to visit family for Thanksgiving, following his statement on his recommendation to stay home and avoid travel. 

7. Mayor Jim Kenney from Philadelphia - Also recommends that people stop congregating and that people stay home. He also recommended, along with a medical expert, that people avoid indoor situations where the virus could easily spread. He was found, not wearing a mask, at a public restaurant in Maryland.He justified his actions by saying that the COVID virus cases in Maryland was much lower than that in Philadelphia. 

8. Senator Chuck Shumer from NY - "Wear a mask". Schumer was found maskless in NYC while ranting about the President who was supposedly holding a 'super-spreader' event at the White House. He also was found screaming, without a mask on, and in a crowd at the Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, about how they would take over the world if they were to take GA. 

There were more mayors, senators, and people of importance in the article, but I will not post them all here in order to save space. But you get the point. There are a few Democrats who are moderate in their understanding of how life works, but, many have turned to the far-left. Most, if not all of these above Democrats are Socialistically minded and give way too much power to government. 

Also, when I make future references to the President (who will be former president in a couple of days, most likely), I will refer to him as Mr. T. I know that Google, etc. are coming down hard in finding those who would find Trump supporters and restrict them, so, I will use another term for that. The Left doesn't want to take any chance of this man running again for President.