August 4-Start Your Day Right Devotion (KH) Luke 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? HE WILL SEE THAT THEY GET JUSTICEGod is not unwilling to answer our prayers, but He does want us to learn to depend on Him more and to take an active role in His plans. As we spend time with Him in prayer, we get to know Him better and we begin to line up our lives and desires with His purposes. That will be most important in the difficult days ahead; but when Jesus returns for those "who cry out to Him day and night" (Luke 18:7), He will put an end to the distress and suffering they witnessed and endured in a wicked and hostile world. At that time, He will take them to be with Him (John 14:2; John 14: 3). When Christ comes, His faithful followers will be "caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air" (1 Thessalonians 4:17). Then God will administer His justice and judgment on the wicked (1 Thessalonians 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:9). Ultimately, Christ will return to earth with His followers and reign with perfect justice (Revelation 19 - 20). Christ's coming is the only real hope for His people and for this world (John 14:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Revelation 19:11-21). WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH? As Jesus ends this illustration (word picture), He links faith directly with continued, pursuing prayer. Continuing to bring a need to God does not show a lack of faith, but just the opposite. It shows that the issue has been released to God. It shows we recognize that our concerns belong to God. It removes the feeling of being anxious or worried because we can depend on Christ. This will be as important as ever in the days ahead. Jesus' question suggests that as the time for His return draws nearer, evil will be so increased that many in the church will stop depending on Christ and forsake their faith in Him (Matthew 24:11-13, 24; 1 Timothy 4:1). As Christ's return draws nearer, every Christian should continue to ask: Am I showing my faith through continued prayer about everything? Am I praying that God's justice will prevail and that His purposes will be accomplished completely - now and forever? If the answers are no, then as believers we need to ask ourselves if we ae really living for and looking for His return (Revelation 19 - 20). BIBLE STUDY TOOLS I USE
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