Some 2,000 years ago at His first coming Jesus Christ, as the Son of God and the son of man, walked the earth as a human being. Never breaking any of the divine commandments, He lived the absolute, perfect life without sin. Would that we had faith like that now!

As the term is used, Christ was “mission focused” in living that perfect life.

He then, being God as well as man, could give, that is, sacrifice His life so repentant humans could upon their own repentance and faith have their sins forgiven, opening the door for them to ultimately be resurrected to eternal life in the divine and eternal family of God.

In the gospel of Luke is recorded one of Jesus’ parables containing that vital ingredient we humans must have to spiritually overcome that we each may also be resurrected into God’s eternal Kingdom. Here’s the story in the parable:

Then He (Jesus) spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, ² saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. ³ Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ ⁴ And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, “Though I do not fear God nor regard man, ⁵ yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me”  

Luke 18:1-5

Jesus’ story makes the solution of entering the eternal Kingdom of God crystal clear. The widow’s dedicated persistence in petitioning the “unjust judge” finally motivated him to take the needed action on her behalf:  

Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. ⁷ And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? ⁸ I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Luke 18:6-8

Note to self: there is no person (official or not) who can resist the determined faith of one of God’s truly true worshipers—who just keep on coming—and never gives up—never surrenders!

Challenge yourself each day to remember those words of Christ and apply them—no matter what the day holds—Do not lose heart!

– Commentary by Randy Stiver

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