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the Lord and follow Him. The parable in Luke 18:1-8 answers our question. When our Husband is apparently absent and we are left on earth as a widow, temporarily our God seems to be an unrighteous judge. Although He appears to be unrighteous, we still must ap peal to Him, pray persistently, and bother Him again and again.

We need to be careful in understanding a parable such as the one recorded in Luke 18:1-8. We should not try to understand it in a natural way. On the one hand, this parable indicates that the Judge is sovereign. This means that whether or not He judges is up to Him. Seemingly with out reason, He may either listen to the widow or not listen to her. This parable reveals that He is the sovereign Lord and that He judges whenever He chooses.

On the other hand, this parable indicates that we need to bother the Lord by praying persis tently. We need to say to Him, "Lord, praying is up to me, not up to You. You never told me that I should not pray. On the contrary, You charged me to pray. Therefore, Lord, I am praying now for Your vindication."

The significance of this parable is profound, and we all need to know God as He is revealed

here. We also need to see that the kind of prayer described here helps us to enjoy the jubilee.

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