Daily Devotion
Strife Among Disciples of Jesus
LUKE 22:24-30 It is one of the most poignantly tragic things in the gospel story that the disciples could quarrel about the priority of importance in the very shadow of the cross. The disciples had been quarreling about where they were to sit, for...
Watch
LUKE 21:25-37 There are two main conceptions here. (1 st ) There is the conception of the second coming of Jesus Christ . There has always been much useless argument and speculation about the second coming. When it will be and what it will be like...
The Warnings of Jesus
LUKE 20:41-44 It is important that we take this little passage by itself because it is very difficult to understand. The most popular title of the Messiah was Son of David. That is what the blind man at Jericho called Jesus (Luke 18:38-39), and...
Parable that was a Condemnation Cont'd
LUKE 20:9-18 This parable also tells us something about JESUS. (1 ST ) It tells us that He knew what was coming . He did not come to Jerusalem hugging a dream that even yet He might escape the cross. Open-eyed and unafraid, He went on. When...
The Pity and Anger of Jesus
LUKE 19:41-48 IN THIS PASSAGE THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS. (1 ST ) There is Jesus' tears over Jerusalem. From the descent of the Mount of Olives, there is a magnificent view of Jerusalem with the whole city fully displayed. As Jesus came to...
The King's Trust in His Servants
: LUKE 19:11-27 THIS IS UNIQUE AMONG THE PARABLES OF JESUS BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY ONE STORY WHICH IS, IN PART, BASED ON AN ACTUAL HISTORICAL EVENT. WHEN HEROD THE GREAT DIED IN 4 B.C., HE LEFT HIS KINGDOM DIVIDED BETWEEN HEROD ANTIPAS, HEROD...