Questions; Will he find faith? Luke 18:1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Listen to the word of God… Listen to insight that Jesus gives on how God works, when he works and how he works when you talk to him. Luke 18:1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. Jesus doesn’t want you to give up. Jesus is telling us that there is a temptation to grow faint and to surrender. He is talking to those growing discouraged. And the antidote for weakness is none other than prayer. How we underestimate the power of prayer. Prayer is so familiar to us that we sometimes forget its unique qualities. Prayer is the ultimate and essential weapon of the Jesus follower and the church. Prayer is the line that connects our finite and limited abilities and resources to the infinite and limitless God. I’m convinced that one of Satan’s full-time jobs is for you to reduce your prayer life to a series of nagging concerns, asking God for mystical protection, seeking forgiveness and seeking Almighty and divine help so you can live in ordinary life. Luke 18:2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. This particular judge only really cares about himself. He doesn’t care about God’s law, he doesn’t respect people and is a loose cannon doing whatever he wants. Luke 18:3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ The second character is a widow. This woman is the direct opposite of this powerful judge. Now the story turns in her favor… Luke 18:4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 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 now Jesus reveals the insight, an aspect of prayer that we have long forgotten about or have not utilized properly… Luke 18:6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Jesus is telling us that God is a prayer answering God. He’s a God of action. He is a God who doesn’t ignore the pain in your heart. He is a God moved by prayers. The question is then asked… Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? The question is a simple one; are there still people with this kind of faith? This kind of desperation? People who are shamelessly and desperately and forcefully and intensely and persistently coming and asking God to move upon things that cannot be moved by our human abilities? Are there people who are crying out to God for a return of what the enemy has stolen? God is moved by what we are shedding tears over. God is moved by the things that are breaking our heart. God is moved by those who are taking their burdens to the throne of grace and will not take no for an answer. God is looking for this kind of faith. There is a certain kind of praying, there is a certain arena of prayer, where people enter, people who can’t change a situation, people who cannot get the wrongs righted in their own power, and in that arena we are coming to God but he’s nothing like this unrighteous judge. Our God sits on a throne of grace, our God invites us to boldly pray, our God has promised to make a move, our God promises to be faithful and true. This kind of praying is shameless – “I don’t care who knows - I don’t care what anybody says - I don’t care what they think - I have an issue that needs to be resolved and I’m going public until I get the answer that is needed.” Do you have a prayer like that left in your life? Do you want to see revival? You want to see in the darkness in our nation overturned? Do you want to see your own sons and daughters and grandsons and granddaughters filled with the spirit of God? Do you want to see wokeness defeated? Do you want to see the church rise up? Do you want people to know Jesus Christ in a powerful way? Do you want to see unrighteous laws torn to shreds? Do you want to see love restored to the hearts of God’s people? Do you want to see miracles, signs and wonders? Then pray.