Daily Devotion

Scripture : Luke 8:22-25 Reflection Luke tells this story with an extraordinary economy of words, and at the same time, with extraordinary vividness. It was no doubt for much-needed rest, and quiet that Jesus decided to cross the lake. As they...

Scripture : Luke 8:9-21 Reflection There is in this passage a great, and practical truth. It may very well be that a person finds himself closer to people who are not related to him than he does to his own family. The deepest relationship of life...

Scripture : Luke 8:16-18 Reflection Here, we have three sayings, each with its own warning for life. (1 st ) Verse 16 stresses the essential conspicuousness of the Christian life. Christianity is, by its very nature, something that must be seen. It...

Scripture : Luke 8:4-15 In this parable, Jesus used a picture that all his hearers would recognize. It is, in fact, quite likely that He was looking at a sower sowing his seed as He spoke. There are two interpretations of this parable. (1) It is...

Scripture : Luke 8:1-3 Reflection The synagogues that were once open to Jesus are now closed to Him so Jesus is on the road. This passage lists a little group of women who serve Him out of their resources. The fact that the devoted followers of...

Scripture of the Day : Luke 7:30-35 Reflection These verses have two great warnings in them. (1 st ) it tells the risks of free-will. The Scribes and the Pharisees had succeeded in frustrating God's purpose for themselves. The tremendous truth of...