Luke

Minding their own business; Then God…

Have you been doing your job?  Many times the days may be a repeat of the day before, but you continue to do your job – week after week. It is important for you and me to mind our own business – consistently and with excellence. There were some shepherds watching their flock outside the […]

The Unexpected

What plans have you made which did not happen the way you wanted?How did you adjust to those circumstances? So many times, anger, ranting and raving, or a “poor me” attitude happens – nothing went according to “your” plans. Perhaps you have learned to adjust to your circumstances using patience.  As a child of God, […]

Light & Darkness

Light or darkness, belief or unbelief in the Lord Jesus Christ. Light dispels darkness in a darkened room… light reveals what is in that room.NASB Luke 11:33 “No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the […]

“… greater than… ”

Jesus talked to a growing crowd about the “sign” of Messiah.  The “sign” of Jonah and the “sign” of the Son of Man.  Proof that Jesus was and is the Messiah.  Luke 11:29-30 Jesus used two illustrations from Israel’s history to point to the judgment and condemnation against “this generation’s” unbelief in Jesus as Messiah.  […]

Proof – Attesting miracles

Jesus said to the increasing crowds who listened to Him, “This generation is a wicked generation; it seeks a sign, and yet no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.”  Luke 11:29-30 […]

Only you can answer that!

Jesus said,“He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.”    (NASB) Luke 11:23 A few questions we can ask ourselves:Where in my life am I opposing Jesus?Only you can answer that! Where in my life am I scattering and being divisive?Only you can answer that! Follower […]

Resisting the devil – Jesus has Power over demons

Follower of Christ, our Savior, Jesus, is more powerful than the devil and his followers.  Who are his followers?  Demons.  Demons are not ghosts.  They are real beings. (NASB) Luke 11:14 “And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out the mute man spoke; and the crowds […]

Wrong Questions ~ Right Questions ~

Wrong Questions ~ When you pray ~ for what should you ask? for what should you seek? for what should you knock? Don’t focus your prayers on the “what” in your life. Right Questions ~ When you pray ~ to Whom do you lift up your prayer request? Whom do you seek so your request […]

Persistence

When you pray, do you persist in prayer?  Jesus told a story to illustrate the importance of persistence in prayer to God. Man #1 A man needs a bed for the night… where to turn?  The motels/hotels are full… need a bed to sleep… so tired!  He thinks of a friend who will not turn […]

Hope for those who wait…

Do you wait… with quietness before you begin praying?  Or do you instantly give the living God your shopping list which you want filled by Him, a.s.a.p.? An unnamed disciple saw Jesus in prayer… and he waited until Jesus finished.  He did not rush up to Jesus and demand to be heard… instantly. Jesus finished […]