Daily Devotion

LUKE 15:8-10 THE COIN IN QUESTION IN THIS PARABLE WAS A SILVER DRACHMA WORTH ABOUT 5 CENTS. IT WOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT TO LOSE A COIN IN AN ISRAEL PEASANT'S HOUSE AND IT MIGHT TAKE A LONG SEARCH TO FIND IT. THE HOUSES WERE VERY DARK, THERE WAS ONLY...

LUKE 15:1-7 THERE IS NO CHAPTER OF THE NEW TESTAMENT SO WELL KNOWN AND SO DEARLY LOVED AS THIS CHAPTER OF LUKE'S GOSPEL. THESE PARABLES CAME OUT OF DEFINITE SITUATIONS. IT WAS AN OFFENCE TO THE SCRIBES, AND PHARISEES THAT JESUS ASSOCIATED WITH MEN,...

LUKE 14:34-35 JUST SOMETIMES JESUS SPEAKS WITH A THREAT IN HIS VOICE. WHEN A PERSON IS ALWAYS CARPING, CRITICIZING, AND COMPLAINING, HIS IRRITABLE ANGER CEASES TO HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT. HOWEVER, WHEN SOMEONE'S ACCENT IS THAT OF LOVE SUDDENLY...

LUKE 14:25-33 When Jesus said that He was on the road to Jerusalem, He knew that he was on His way to the cross. The crowds that were with Him thought He was on His way to an empire. That is why He spoke to them like this. In the most vivid way...

LUKE 14:15-24 Before we leave this passage, we must note that verses 1-24 all have to do with feasts and banquets. It is most significant that Jesus thought of His kingdom and His service in terms of a feast. The symbol of the kingdom was the...

LUKE 14:22-24 There is one sentence in this parable that has been sadly misused. "Go out," said the master, "and compel them to come in." Long ago, Augustine used that text as a justification for religious persecution. It was taken as a command to...