The judge in the parable, though an unworthy fellow, has real authority. He can issue a decision that will have actual repercussions both for the widow and for her adversary.
Christ also has real authority – “all authority in heaven and earth,” as a matter of fact (Matthew 28:18) – and he is able to influence our lives and history. And he has chosen to put this influence at our disposal.
Just as the Judge would not have given the widow her fair decision if she had not pleaded with him to do so, God also has decided to make his graces depend (at least in part) upon our initiative. “Ask, and it will be given to you,” our Lord pointed out earlier (Luke 11:9); “Search and you will find”” It seems that Christ refuses to be a dictator, but delights in being a generous and responsive King.
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