Personal Devotions ⁽⁵⁷⁹⁾

Passage Read: Luke 13-14 Meditation Verses: 13:23-27 There is a contrast between "strive" and "seek" in Jesus' description here. He tells us to strive, which is stronger than seek, to enter the narrow gate. Many will seek to enter and fail. We must strive to…

Passage Read: Luke 11-12 Meditation Verses: 12:32-34 The Father has chosen gladly to give us the kingdom! There is a kingdom that is on offer, that is promised to those who believe and obey the Son. Because of that promise, we can live generously on…

Passage Read: Luke 9-10 Meditation Verses: 10:10-16 We are only messengers. Perhaps the Lord would allow us to do miracles, but the most important thing is the message. If people or a town or village or city does not listen to and receive the message…

Passage Read: Luke 7-8 Meditation Verse: 8:18 Jesus speaks sometimes in parables and sometimes in clear teaching. The parables obscure the meaning of His teachings, so that people have to meditate and pray and seek out God for an explanation. But the clear teachings shouldn't…

Passage Read: Luke 5-6 Meditation Verses: 6:32-36 Sinners, unbelievers, love those who love them back. Sinners, unbelievers, do good to those who do good to them. Sinners, unbelievers, lend to those who pay them back. Believers in Jesus are supposed to go beyond that, to…