“Luke 18 sets the point on the front end. Jesus tells a story so that disciples should always pray and not give up. The text meets the ache of long prayers that feel like they hit brass skies and answers it with a command, not a suggestion. Prayer becomes the antidote to discouragement, because prayer turns hearts to the God whose Word says, I am God and there is no other, the One who knows the end from the beginning and has proven His faithfulness.”