Luke 18:1 Cross References

Luke 18:1

1: One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up.

Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere.

But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me.
Morning, noon, and night I plead aloud in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.

Keep a constant watch. And pray that, if possible, you may escape these horrors and stand before the Son of Man."

So don't get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.

Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this illustration: "Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You would say to him,
'A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.'
He would call out from his bedroom, 'Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and we are all in bed. I can't help you this time.'
But I tell you this--though he won't do it as a friend, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you what you want so his reputation won't be damaged.
"And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.

And so, since God in his mercy has given us this wonderful ministry, we never give up.

Epaphras, from your city, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident of the whole will of God.

Then I pray to you, O LORD. I say, "You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.
Hear my cry, for I am very low. Rescue me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
Bring me out of prison so I can thank you. The godly will crowd around me, for you treat me kindly."

"When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts once more to the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple.

This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until dawn.
When the man saw that he couldn't win the match, he struck Jacob's hip and knocked it out of joint at the socket.
Then the man said, "Let me go, for it is dawn." But Jacob panted, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."

Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac--O LORD, you told me to return to my land and to my relatives, and you promised to treat me kindly.
I am not worthy of all the faithfulness and unfailing love you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home, I owned nothing except a walking stick, and now my household fills two camps!
O LORD, please rescue me from my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to kill me, along with my wives and children.
But you promised to treat me kindly and to multiply my descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore--too many to count."

Think about all he endured when sinful people did such terrible things to him, so that you don't become weary and give up.
After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.
And have you entirely forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you, his children? He said, "My child, don't ignore it when the Lord disciplines you, and don't be discouraged when he corrects you.

Yet I am confident that I will see the LORD's goodness while I am here in the land of the living.

For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?
Will God listen to their cry when trouble comes upon them?
Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?

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