The Lord Needs It

As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"  They replied, "The Lord needs it."  Luke 19:33-34 (NIV) Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem.  He sends some followers into the town ahead of Him with a mission.  He tells them what to do.  He tells them what... Continue Reading →

He Came To Save

Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.  For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."  Luke 19:9-10 (NIV) As Jesus makes His way through the town a short man climbs a tree in his eagerness to... Continue Reading →

Want Jesus To….

"What do you want me to do for you?" "Lord, I want to see," he replied.  Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you."  Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.  Luke 18:41-43 (NIV) Here we are with... Continue Reading →

What To Do

"All these I have kept since I was a boy," he said.  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."  Luke 18:21-22 What kind of people are we?  Have we... Continue Reading →

Our Attitude

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:  Luke 18:9 (NIV) Jesus teaches us about how we should be.  He uses examples.  He talks of familiar types of people and situations.  He speaks in parables or in stories.  But is His objective to reach... Continue Reading →

Prayer AND Faith

‘And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?  I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”  Luke 18:7-8 (NIV) Jesus... Continue Reading →

On That Day

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.  I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.  Luke 17:33-34 (NIV) Have we grown tired of hearing of the end of times?  Has the message... Continue Reading →

Only One Found?

Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed?  Where are the other nine?  Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"  Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."  Luke 17:17-19 (NIV) As Jesus is approaching a town near the border of Samaria, He... Continue Reading →

Rungs On The Ladder

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"  He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.  Luke 17:5-6 (NIV) How many rungs are there on the ladder that leads upward into... Continue Reading →

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