Daily Devotion
The Responsibility of Privilege
LUKE 11:29-32 --- The Jews wanted Jesus to do something sensational to prove that He really was the anointed one of God. Later than this, about 45 AD, a man called Theudas arose claiming to be the Messiah. He persuaded the people to follow him out...
The Risk of the Empty Soul
LUKE 11:24-28 --- Here we have a terrible story. There was a man from whom an unclean spirit was expelled. It wandered seeking rest and found none. It determined to return to the man. It found his soul swept clean but empty. So, the spirit...
A Malicious Slander
LUKE 11:14-23 --- When Jesus' enemies were helpless to oppose him by fair means, they resorted to slander. They declared that His power over demons was due to the fact that He was in league with the prince of demons. They attributed his power not...
Ask and You Will Recieve
LUKE 11:5-13 --- Jesus then launched into the Parable of 'the Friend at Midnight'. The parable speaks of the character of God in responding to the needs of His people. Jesus took a commonplace incident from everyday life to stress an important...
Teach Us to Pray
LUKE 11:1-4 ---- It was a regular custom for a Rabbi to teach his disciples a simple prayer which they might habitually use. John had done that for his disciples, and now Jesus' disciples came asking Him to do the same for them. This is Luke's...
The Clash of Temperaments
LUKE 10:38-42 --- These verses show us some of the secrets that exist in families, but God wants us all to face the "good, the bad and the ugly" of our lives. We have never allowed enough for the place of temperament in religion. Some people are...