God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel." Luke 7:9 (NIV) A man accustomed to power comes to Jesus. He is concerned for one of those who work for him. He calls... Continue Reading →
But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete." Luke 6:49 (NIV) Jesus pulls us in close and instructs us. He says... Continue Reading →
How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Luke 6:42... Continue Reading →
‘But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.’ Luke 6:35 (NIV) We have all heard it. We repeat the words often. ... Continue Reading →
Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Luke 6:20 (NIV) Jesus starts on one of His most famous lessons. He looks at His followers and starts to call down all kinds of blessing upon them. He tells them they are blessed because of... Continue Reading →
who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil spirits were cured, and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all. Luke 6:18-19 (NIV) Here He is. People are coming from all around. They seek out Jesus. They... Continue Reading →
Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?" Luke 6:9 (NIV) It may be difficult for us to place ourselves there that day in the synagogue. Do we have trouble imagining it? All the people... Continue Reading →
Then Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." Luke 6:5 (NIV) Jesus and His followers are walking through the fields. They pluck some heads of grain and remove the chaff to eat the grain. It seems like such a harmless little act, doesn´t it? How could this be a... Continue Reading →
Jesus answered, "Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast." Luke 5:34-35 (NIV) The Pharisees and religious leaders are questioning Jesus. They want to know why His followers are attending... Continue Reading →
Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." Luke 5:31-32 (NIV) Jesus finds a once greedy tax collector sitting at his booth. Jesus calls the man. The man leaves his shady business and his former life,... Continue Reading →
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