So there is hope that even in the midst of systemic injustice, justice may be done. Elsewhere, the Bible teaches that the civil authorities serve by God’s authorization, whether they acknowledge it or not (John 19:11 Romans 13:1 1 Peter 2:13). The judge’s job is to do justice, and by God, he will do justice by the time the widow is finished with him. First, the juxtaposition of a corrupt judge with a just God implies that God’s will is at work even in a corrupt world. But it also has two applications for those who work in positions of leadership. The purpose of the parable is to encourage Christians to persevere in their faith against all odds. Assuming that Jesus doesn’t mean that God is corrupt, the point must be that if persistence pays off with a corrupt human of limited power, how much more will it pay off with a just God of infinite power. He identifies the hearers - us - with the woman, and the prayed-to person - God - with the corrupt judge, a strange combination. But Jesus focuses the parable on a different point, that we are “to pray always and to not lose heart” (Luke 18:1). The parable assumes John the Baptist’s teaching that holding a position of power and leadership obligates you to work justly, especially on behalf of the poor and weak. In the parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8), a poor, powerless person (the widow) persists in nagging a corrupt, powerful person (the judge) to do justice for her. Learning From the Psalms How to Pray Through Your Work.

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