(Amplified Bible) Luke 16:16-17 “Until John came, there were the Law and the Prophets; since then the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone strives violently to go in [would force his own way rather than God’s way into it]. 17 Yet it is easier for heaven and […]

The prayer of the week is based on John 14:6   I pray to You, the living God of the Bible…Your Son (Jesus) said that He is the way, and that He is the truth, and that He is the life. Thank You for sending Jesus so that I can know and receive His true […]

  Jesus said: (NASB) Luke 16:10-13 “He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. 11 ‘Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches […]

  Jesus talked about being faithful in the little things in day to day living.  We can choose to be faithful or we can choose to be unrighteous…and that will impact how we live day by day.   Cheating…a little bit of the time…thinking no one sees…not so!  People are watching, whether they say anything […]

  Jesus talked to His disciples and told a story to illustrate a point – shrewdness is done all the time in the world of men and women.    Christ’s followers should be shrewd with the truths of God.  (Luke 16:1-9)   Jesus went on to define honest and dishonest behavior.  Being faithful or being […]

  Jesus used stories to get across His point to all who listened…and we too, need to listen. (NASB) Luke 16:1 “…‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions. 2 ‘And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear […]

  Jesus told a story to religious leaders and “sinners” about a prodigal son who asked (and received his inheritance) and squandered it in unrighteous living.  The son returned home, asking his father’s forgiveness.  His father gave him a welcome home party and the older son was angry.    Let’s consider this father:   When […]

  Jesus told a story (parable) to Pharisees and scribes, tax collectors and sinners. (Luke 15:1-2)  The story was of a younger son who asked for his inheritance, his father gave it to him and he left.  He went to a distant country and squandered all of his inheritance on women and wild living.  He […]

The prayer of the week is based on Ephesians 3:20-21; 4:1-3   To You, the living God whose words are truth I pray.  You are able to do far more than anything I can ask or think…it is Your power which is at work within all those who know Christ as Savior, Redeemer.  Thank You.  […]

The Prodigal Son Returned… Celebration!    This is the rest of the story Jesus told of a returned prodigal son…(see yesterday’s devotional for the first part). Luke 15:17-24 (paraphrased)   A younger son was making a living feeding hogs in a smelly pigpen in a “distant country”.   He had squandered all his inheritance and had […]