Revelation 6:10; Dost Thou Not Judge

Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 

We are reminded of our Lord’s parable concerning the importunate widow. The widow suffered injustice and sought an unjust judge for justice! She will not stop appealing for justice till the man rose up and vindicated her.

Luke 18:1-8 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

Our Lord’s encouragement to the suffering saint is that there is justice with God. This parable by our Lord Jesus teaches us the lesson never to give up on the Lord: “men ought always to pray and not to faint”. Prayer is the believer’s power with God. Persistence in prayer is not the natural habit of the believer. Jesus uses this parable to teach this lesson. This parable encourages us to never stop praying even in the toughest of circumstances. Our faith cannot be seen but our prayer life can be seen, it is evidence of true faith. It gives hope to the children of God who are going through any trouble, call upon Him and He will help you. He is always fair, always just, on our part, we must make sure we are on the Lord’s side.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, how is your prayer life? How can we fortify our hearts so that when extreme adversity comes, we will not give up on the Lord? Our Lord Himself gives us this parable to help us. There is a saying in times of peace, think war. The preparation of the heart takes time, we need to be convinced and established in our heart the right thing to do so that when a crisis arises, we are able to handle them according to Scriptures, receiving God’s blessing.

Did you think to pray? Let us not give up but pray. Amen.