PREYED UPON: THE PITIFUL PLIGHT OF THE PETITIONER

•    adversaries keen to take advantage of the elderly
•    what opponent is bothering you?

PRAYER-AVERSE: THE OFFICIAL’S OBDURATE PRIDE

•    unjust judge neither feared God nor had respect for other people
•    righteous person defends the needy, promotes justice: knowing God
•    megachurch pastor above accountability: bad news

PERSISTENCE PAYS

•    judge responds to widow finally so she doesn’t wear him out
•    how much more ready God is to respond to His chosen ones / “elect”
•    many Scriptures admonish praying without giving up
•    persistence of waves erodes shorelines despite best human devices

A MATTER OF TREASURING AND TRUST

•    Heavenly Father gives good gifts to those who ask
•    prayer a barometer of faith: vs. self-reliance
•    George Muller: evidence God delights in the prayers of His children