But if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary of well doing!”
― John Wesley
But if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary of well doing!”
― John Wesley
― John Wesley
2 SAMUEL 1-3
1The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker(3:1)
LUKE 18:1-27
1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
4“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’ ”
6And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
JOURNAL
After Saul's death it would seem that things would get easier for David or maybe even that he would be handed the kingdom. However that's not the way it happened, in fact David had to engage in a long bloody war with Saul's decendents and the rest of Israel. Yet he continued to get stronger. For adversity did not weaken him but rather made him better and stronger.
This is what Jesus speaks of when telling the parable of the widow. She never backed down and persisted and ultimately got what she needed and wanted. True dedication and persistence only happen when our hearts are undivided. Jesus tells this parable to remind us that we are to be dedicated and relentless in whatever endeavor God leads us. He promises that if we will persist undaunted he will reward us.
3Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
After Saul's death it would seem that things would get easier for David or maybe even that he would be handed the kingdom. However that's not the way it happened, in fact David had to engage in a long bloody war with Saul's decendents and the rest of Israel. Yet he continued to get stronger. For adversity did not weaken him but rather made him better and stronger.
This is what Jesus speaks of when telling the parable of the widow. She never backed down and persisted and ultimately got what she needed and wanted. True dedication and persistence only happen when our hearts are undivided. Jesus tells this parable to remind us that we are to be dedicated and relentless in whatever endeavor God leads us. He promises that if we will persist undaunted he will reward us.
This is what Jesus speaks of when telling the parable of the widow. She never backed down and persisted and ultimately got what she needed and wanted. True dedication and persistence only happen when our hearts are undivided. Jesus tells this parable to remind us that we are to be dedicated and relentless in whatever endeavor God leads us. He promises that if we will persist undaunted he will reward us.
3Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
PSALM 37:3-4
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