April 18 We often judge other people. We feel that we are more important and more godly than others. And, when something happens to other people who we feel are less worthy of God’s love, we sometimes blame their misfortune on their sin. That was the case with the two groups Dr. Luke introduces us…
April 12 The title of this devotional was almost, “Following Jesus Can Cost Your Life.” As I typed it, I freshly realized the point Jesus was making once more: It’s not that following can cost us our lives. It will. It always does. In fact, we talked about this just a few days ago on…
April 9 Context matters. Luke 6:31 (and its parallel in Matthew 7:12) is probably one of the most familiar verses in the New Testament. However, these words have been so twisted, even to the point of “do unto others before they do unto you.” But these words weren’t spoken in a vacuum. Several parts of…
April 2 Chapter 1 covers a lot of ground from Dr. Luke’s careful investigation into Jesus’ background, to his relative John’s birth after his father was struck speechless while serving in the Temple, and finally to Zechariah’s prophecy regarding his son. Luke was a Gentile physician, likely from Troas. His Gentile background is why he,…
March 1 In Matthew 23, Jesus again unloads on the hypocritical Jewish leaders. This time, however, marks His fiercest rebuke in all of the Gospel accounts. For three years, the Lord has been merciful and gracious, offering them chance after chance to repent, take off their religious masks, and get real with God. Not only…
February 26 In Matthew 20, we see two instances where people expected preferential treatment in the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus told a parable in which people were hired to work in a man’s vineyard. He hired five groups of workers in the morning, at nine o’clock, noon, three, and five, promising a day’s wage to…
