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22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Sometimes I can almost hear the Scriptures being spoken when I read them. The word order in the original gives meContinue reading “2June2009 Luke 18:22”

14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Everyone will be humbled! We either humble ourselves, or in the end, God will humble us. It is our choice. This verse comesContinue reading “1June2009 Luke 18:14”

18:1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. This is a lesson that we all need to learn. It is so easy to get discouraged in life. Things often don’t seem to be going our direction. Multiple struggles seem to pile on top ofContinue reading “30May2009 Luke 18:1”

27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. The activities of daily life never seemContinue reading “29May2009 Luke 17:27-28”

20 Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.” God’s work is not an external work.Continue reading “28May2009 Luke 17:20-21”

10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty. It can be very difficult for us to not let pride puff us up. This can be especially true when we are part of a culture that seems toContinue reading “25May2009 Luke 17:10”

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” This is exactly what we would answer if we were told to forgive repeatedly. The task is too difficult for us. We feel the other person should “learn their lesson” and not do it again. So when they do it again, and we must forgive,Continue reading “24May2009 Luke 17:5”

3 So watch yourselves. “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. Pointing out someone else’s sin is difficult, but it is part of the Jesus-follower’s life. We are a family. Just like in a family, the more mature individuals help the younger ones learn acceptable behavior. We in the UnitedContinue reading “23May2009 Luke 17:3”

17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. There are some things that are permanent and some that are temporary. The heavens and the earth are temporary. God’s person and character as proclaimed in the Scriptures are permanent. ThisContinue reading “20May2009 Luke 16:17”

11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? So many of us want to compartmentalize our lives, we want to say that what weContinue reading “19May2009 Luke 16:11-12”