Lu 18:1-8
1Sa 1:18 speaks of Hannah as having her face self-concerned no more after she had "prayed extendedly before Jehovah," 'pouring out her soul,' "out of the abundance of [her] concern and [her] vexation."
Did Hannah no more have any other concern besides this that would warrant more extended prayers?
This account at 1Sa was not about Hannah though. Still, no account of the Bible is so memoir-like to detail every bit of activity of a particular character from birth to death that we could tell that Hannah had no further needs to pray. But being human like us, we could safely conclude that she did. But, this case for a son was particular.
And, yet, here Jesus is illustrating the "need for [us] always to pray and not to give up," which evidently is in respect of certain difficulties.
Obviously, one can only persist in entreaty for some difficulty when such difficulty protracts and relief is a major concern, where the one understands the source of relief to be capable of bringing it about. But, being human, our patience and consequent persistence may easily wear thin--concluding we may not get this relief after all; why bother?
Lu 18:1-8 do indicate that Jehovah, in the present circumstances and order of things, may not be obliged to miraculously get us out of certain difficulties, troubles, or infirmities at certain times.
Nevertheless, if we pummel God to a finish by continually and persistently making him trouble with our own circumstance and the sort of relief we require he may just change his mind and "cause justice to be done to [us] speedily."
But, when the Son of man arrives, will he really find the faith on the earth?
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