THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 11:33-36 “Your eye is the lamp of your body.” (Luke 11:34) In what sense are my eyes the source of light or darkness in me? What I look at, what I focus on, these determine whether I am light or dark. If we focus on God and His kingdom, our life will…
Category: daily meditations
The way to God’s blessing
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 11:27-32 “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” (Luke 11:28) There are definite advantages to be related by blood… to be kin. People tend to care for, and bless their own, most of all. For the Jews, being Jewish was as much a racial thing as…
Kingdom confidence!
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 11:14-26 “If I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.” (Luke 11:20) Genesis 1 gives us the first description of the kingdom of God. Adam and Eve, created to be like God, ruling over creation with God’s authority. But in Genesis 3 we find…
The best prayer request!
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 11:5-13 “How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke 11:13) God wants the very best for you. God wants everyone to have the ‘very good’ life we were made for. God also respects our freedom, He does not force feed us pressure us….
To pray like Jesus
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 11:1-4 “One of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray…” (Luke 11:1) How long have they been together? And Jesus has still not taught them to pray? Prayer is one of the first lessons we usually teach in a disciples class. Or was Jesus teaching them, but the disciples…
In the spirit of Mary
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 10:38-42 “You are anxious and troubled about many things… (Luke 10:41-42). Boy can I relate to Martha. Anxious and troubled about many things, way beyond what is needed. Like Mark Twain said, ‘I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.’ The problem here is not that…
Love along the way
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 10:29-37 “As he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.” (Luke 10:33) For a time I was struggling to find ways to love my neighbour. Help at a soup kitchen, volunteer at a youth shelter, visit at a nursing home or hospital. I felt the…
The key to life!
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 10:25-28 “Do this, and you will live.” (Luke 10:28) Love God, love people, and you will live the forever life. These are not rules for life, they are wisdom for living. Eat healthy, exercise, be positive, etc., these are not rules for life either. But they are keys to living a long…
Jesus is ruling now!
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 10:22-24 “All things have been handed over to me by my Father.” (Luke 10:22) Jesus retakes control of creation as a human because Adam and Eve lost it. “For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die,…
Living the victory of Jesus!
THE STORY OF JESUS: Luke 10:17-21 “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” (Luke 10:18) We normally associate ‘heaven’ with where God is, not Satan. But ‘heaven’ refers to the position of those in power over the creation. Remember, Satan usurped authority from Adam and Eve. Our world is a dominion of darkness BECAUSE they were…