Luke 18:7,8 “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?”
In this story of a woman seeking an earthly judge to take her case against some oppressors, God reveals that He most certainly will avenge His own. He does not promise to do it immediately – maybe not even in our lifetime. You can be sure, though, that He will do it.
With this promise in mind, we are to endure and wait for His righteous judgment. It will be a perfect judgment, and God will get the glory in it. At that time, we will thank Him for it.
The thing that this text brings out is – “Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” In other words, who is willing to stay faithful even when it looks like God is not seeing what the wicked do?
Friends, things are not going to get better. In fact, they will get worse, much worse. Despite what happens around us, God does not change, and His promises are still valid. Mankind will go further and further into what is in his heart: a very sinful nature that will not be ruled by God. We are seeing it all around us now.
Unless you determine now that – with His help – you will not vary in your faith and faithfulness to God and His church, you will not stand when it gets bad.
Ask God right now to help you stand today for Him and do not be concerned about the future. Do not look at the coming storm – but at the One Who is still on the Throne!