Jesus called out three kinds of wrong attitudes/motives in Luke chapter 18. The first one being the self-righteous Christian who says in his/her heart, “God, I thank You that I am not like those people; that I do some good things that they don’t do.” Then Jesus justifies the sinner who recognizes he’s a sinner and asks God for mercy. Jesus concludes, “I tell you that this man, rather than the other one, went home justified. For all those who exalt themselves (before Me) will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Luke 18:14
Then there was the unjust judge with a persistent widow who wouldn’t give up demanding justice from the unjust judge. Jesus brings up how a judge who does not fear God at all and neither does he/she care what the people think or need, will finally give those who are so very persistence in demanding justice what they want, simply because the judge is tired of hearing it. Jesus reveals the pretense (prejudice/bias/self-serving) and unethical motives (hypocrisy) of unjust judges that were not only in His days but in our day as well. Then Jesus gives honor to the One True Judge of us all, even our highest positioned judges in our land: “Will not GOD bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will see that they get justice, and quickly.” Luke 18:7-8
When I consider how God has allowed our president to instill so many God-fearing Constitutionalist judges into seats of our courts (over 300 since he’s been in office), it speaks of how God is hearing the cries of His “chosen ones” for true justice to finally be served as ‘corruption’ and ‘injustice’ in our government branches is being exposed more and more. Hypocrites talk about what’s right while doing what is so very wrong – by God’s standard of righteousness and justice.
True justice is rooted and based on what God says is right and wrong, truth or lie, deserving of freedom or punishment. As we have been watching with all the political investigations, hearings, and lawless rioting in certain states – we see the ‘injustice’ taking place, a double standard of justice from power-hungry politicians with their lying medias and their activist judges.
Then Jesus brings out in Luke 18 about babies and little children being “prevented” from coming to Him, and with His warning to those who do so. Abortion is the worst means of prevention. God has been VERY angry for a VERY long time (since Roe v. Wade) over our law protecting the murder of the innocent in wombs. Another form of ‘prevention’ in our day is where children in public schools are being taught in subtle and not so subtle ways that there is no God to be accountable to, as well as being taught that right is wrong and wrong is right – working to harden the heart of children toward anything to do with God, His Word and His Son; taught by godless teachers (and parents too) who deny God and His laws for life. Children are not only being ‘trained’ to ‘feel’ right about doing wicked things (that God calls wicked) but will be severely shamed and punished if they try to disagree or challenge it by their own godly convictions. God’s warning: Woe to those who prevent children from coming to Jesus who IS the TRUTH, the WAY and the LIFE.
The “self-righteous” hypocrite leaders, the “self-serving unjust judges,” and all those who “prevent children from coming” into the world and to Jesus Christ – Savior of the world,” will be condemned by God UNLESS we repent and turn from our evil ways, and live the life that pleases God our Father. May God be glorified in America again!