By Adeshola Abraham
The parable of the persistent widow is a very interesting one. I think persistent is a nice word for crazy. This woman is crazy but when the cause is a righteous one, it's a holy crazy!
We weren't told what injustice took place but she was on a mission. Maybe her son was falsely imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. Maybe her child was kidnapped or daughter molested. We don't know for sure. But whatever it was, she wouldn't take no for an answer. The judge knew there was no quit in the crazy woman.
The question is: Does the Judge know about you? How desperate are you for the blessings, the breakthrough, the miracle? Desperate enough to pray through the night? How many times are you willing to circle the promise? Until the day you die? How long will you knock on the door of opportunity? Until your knuckles are raw or you knock the door down?
The persistent widow's methodology was unorthodox. I'm almost surprised the judge didn't file a restraining order against her. But this reveals something about the nature of God. God couldn't care less about protocol. If He did, Jesus would have chosen the Pharisees as His disciples.
God is still honoring those who defy protocol with their bold prayers. God is still honoring those who pray with audacity and tenacity. And the crazy woman is selected as the gold standard when it comes to praying hard. Her unrelenting persistence was the only difference between justice and injustice.
*The viability of our prayers has more to do with intensity than vocabulary. It has more to do with what we do than what we say. Don't just pray about it; act on it. There are defining moments in life when we need to prove to God that we mean business. Thank God it's Friday! And as you bombard the throne of grace about those thorny issues, the Just Judge Himself will avenge you in Jesus name. Amen*
Good Morning and beautiful weekend.
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