{"id":933,"date":"2016-08-18T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=933"},"modified":"2022-04-15T09:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T15:34:44","slug":"answering-our-prayers-luke-18-1-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/answering-our-prayers-luke-18-1-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Answering Our Prayers: Luke 18:1-8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1050\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-933-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-y2-33_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-y2-33_mixdown.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-y2-33_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-y2-33_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?powerpress_pinw=933-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-y2-33_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rbs-ga-y2-33_mixdown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-reflective-bible-study-gos-31078545\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><hr class=\"powerpress-player-divider\"><div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Read the Transcript<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p>For our episode this week, I want to share with you a parable Jesus shared that sounds very strange in my mind. While this parable is not the strangest parable I have read in the gospels, this parable would easily fit into a top five list of strange parables Jesus told if I were to create such a list.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, while this is a strange parable, we don\u2019t have to wonder what Jesus meant by sharing it. Luckily for us, Luke prefaces this parable by telling us why Jesus shared it, and in both the parable and its introduction, we see hints at how God responds to prayer. Our passage, with its strange parable, is found in Luke, chapter 18, and we will read it from the New Century Version. Starting in verse 1, Luke tells us:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>1\u00a0<\/sup>Then Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope.\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cIn a certain town there was a judge who did not respect God or care about people.\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>In that same town there was a widow who kept coming to this judge, saying, \u2018Give me my rights against my enemy.\u2019\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>For a while the judge refused to help her. But afterwards, he thought to himself, \u2018Even though I don\u2019t respect God or care about people,\u00a0<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>I will see that she gets her rights. Otherwise she will continue to bother me until I am worn out.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>The Lord said, \u201cListen to what the unfair judge said.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>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.\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>I tell you, God will help his people quickly. But when the Son of Man comes again, will he find those on earth who believe in him?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>With that closing question, this parable ends. Many Bibles call this parable The Parable of the Persistent Widow, and in my mind, this parable is an odd one for Jesus to have shared. In this parable, it appears as though Jesus compared God the Father, who loves us enough to send Jesus to redeem us, with an uncaring judge who doesn\u2019t respect God or other people. After giving us these two contrasting characters, Jesus then challenges us to look for similarities between the two.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, before we get too caught up on how Jesus misaligned these two characters in His illustration, let\u2019s bring our focus back around to how Luke introduces the parable. Luke says in verse 1, \u201c<strong>Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>It seems like the goal Jesus has for this parable is to teach His followers to be persistent in their prayers. <\/strong>Perhaps even though we know that God is not like that uncaring judge, we might feel that way if we pray, and pray, and pray and don\u2019t feel as though we have received an answer.<\/p>\r\n<p>But if we look closely with how Jesus concludes this passage, we see an interesting paradox. In verse 7, we read Jesus giving us a promise when He says, \u201c<strong>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.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>The paradox in this verse is that those who are persistent in their prayers will receive quick answers \u2013 but then it seems as though God might stall answering if we are not persistent. I have no idea what prompts the responses God gives, or why He chooses the answers He gives to prayers, but I do know there are four possible responses He gives when we pray:<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The first possible response to prayer is giving us a \u201cYes\u201d answer to our request.<\/em> By far, this is our preferred answer, but it seems as though <strong>God only gives us the \u201cyes\u201d answer if He knows it will benefit us or those around us.<\/strong> The promise Jesus shared is that \u201c<strong>God will always give what is right to His people<\/strong>\u201d, so if we receive a yes, then we can trust God knows that our request will benefit us and those around us.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The second possible response to prayer is giving us a \u201cNo\u201d answer to our request.<\/em> In some ways, this might seem like the least preferred answer, but actually it isn\u2019t. <strong>For some people, receiving a clear \u201cno\u201d is actually a blessing because they trust God has something better in mind for them.<\/strong> Jesus\u2019 promise that \u201c<strong>God will always give what is right to His people<\/strong>\u201d filters the requests that are answered with a \u201cno\u201d as being outside what is right. While we might want the things we are requesting, God can see how these things would not be an ultimate blessing to us in the long run.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The third possible response to prayer is giving us a \u201cNo, but here is something better\u201d answer to our request.<\/em> In my own experience, this is usually the response I receive. Perhaps I don\u2019t know how to pray, or maybe I simply pray too small, but once I realized this possible response to prayer, I am able to recognize that <strong>many of the times it feels like God is saying \u201cno\u201d, He may really be saying, \u201cNo, but here is something better\u201d.<\/strong> When I claim Jesus\u2019 promise that \u201c<strong>God will always give what is right to His people<\/strong>\u201d, I can trust that God has something better in mind when I don\u2019t get exactly what I want. For this response and the next one, it\u2019s up to me to learn patience and to not lose hope that God has something great in mind to give me instead.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The fourth and final possible response to prayer is giving us a \u201cNot yet\u201d or a \u201cWait\u201d answer to our request.<\/em> This is probably the most painful response we can receive because we want what we want and we want it now! However, <strong>a \u201cnot yet\u201d answer to prayer is not a \u201cno\u201d, it is simply a delayed \u201cYes\u201d or a delayed \u201cHere is something better\u201d.<\/strong> While I have no idea when the right time will be, I do have the promise that \u201c<strong>God will always give what is right to His people<\/strong>\u201d. Part of God giving us what is right is answering our requests at the right time and in the right way.<\/p>\r\n<p>The last part of the promise Jesus shares tells us that God \u201c<strong>will not be slow to answer<\/strong>\u201d our requests. This means that even if we feel like we are talking to the ceiling without any luck, our prayers are passing through time and space and they ultimately reach God on His throne. God answers our prayers quickly, so if we don\u2019t feel like we have received a response, chances are that the answer is either a \u201cNo, but here is something else\u201d, or a \u201cNot yet\u201d.<\/p>\r\n<p>Both these responses have an element of waiting involved. The \u201csomething else\u201d God may give us might not be what we had hoped for, but in time we will see how His response was best for us in the long run.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, the promise ends with a touch of pessimism. Jesus finishes verse 8 off with a question saying, \u201c<strong>But when the Son of Man comes again, will he find those on earth who believe in him?<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>God is quick to answer the prayers of His people, but with the way the world and culture is heading, we are speeding towards a place where people might simply give up on Him. God wants to answer our prayers with what is best for us, but if no one is praying to Him, there will be no prayers that He can answer.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Does God need our prayers to help us?<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Easily I can answer that with a \u201cNo\u201d, but God values our freedom of choice and our free will over forcing good into our lives. Even though it might bring Him pain to watch, He will stay out of our lives if we choose to reject Him, and if we are indifferent to Him, then any blessings He gives may be more subtle than clear.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>God doesn\u2019t want to stay an arm\u2019s length away from us. He wants to be right next to us. But He will only come near to us when we ask Him to and move towards Him.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>As we close out another podcast episode, here are the challenges I will leave you with:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>As I always challenge you to do, intentionally seek God first in your life and claim the promise He gave us through this strange parable that \u201cGod will always give what is right to His people\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Also, as I regularly challenge you to do, continue praying and studying the Bible for yourself, with the goal of learning directly from the Holy Spirit and the message about God that has been preserved through history.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>And as I end every set of challenges by saying in one way or another, never stop short of, back away from, chicken out of, or move away from where God wants to lead you to in your life with Him!<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nYear 2 &#8211; Episode 33: When Jesus decides to teach a parable that appears to praise being dishonest, discover a powerful truth that comes as Jesus concludes this illustration, and why this is relevant for us living over 2,000 years later.\r\n<\/p><p><strong>Join the discussion.<\/strong> Share your thoughts on this passage.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio"],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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