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Luke 18:1–8
“I
finally got Nicky off my back!” Jake huffed as he walked through the front door. “Sounds like a rough day at school,” Dad commented, looking up from his desk. “Nicky has been pestering me all week to lend him my Nintendo Switch. At first, I was reluctant because I was afraid he might lose it or spoil it. However, he bugged me to no end and promised me to take good care of it, so I finally gave in,” Jake recounted as he took a seat next to Dad. Patting Jake on his shoulder, Dad smiled and said, “This reminds me of a story Jesus told in Luke 18:1–8. A persistent widow kept coming to a judge to ask for justice. Even though the judge didn’t want to help her, he did not want her to bother him with her requests, so he finally agreed to help her.” “So the judge helped the woman just to get her off his back, like
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