Daily Devotion

Scripture : Luke 7:18-29 Meditation: John sent emissaries to Jesus to ask if He really was the Messiah, or if they must look for someone else. Notice the proof that Jesus offered. He pointed at the facts. The sick, the suffering, and the humble...

Scripture : Luke 7:11-17 Meditation : In this passage, as in the one immediately preceding, once again Luke the doctor speaks. In verse 10, the word translated completely cured is the technical medical term for sound in mind, and limb. In verse 15,...

Scripture of the Day : Luke 7:1-10 Meditation: The central character is a Roman Centurion. He was no ordinary man! The fact that he was a centurion means that he was a man among men, or he would never hold that position. The Centurions were the...

Scripture of the Day : Luke 6:47-49 Reflection To get the real picture behind this parable, we must read Matthew's text (Matthew 7:24-27). Luke was not a native of Israel, but Matthew was, and he knew just what the picture was. In summer, some of...

Scripture : Luke 6:39-46 Reflection This reads like a disconnected series of separate sayings. Two things are possible. It may be that Luke is connecting together sayings of Jesus which were spoken on different occasions, and so giving us a kind of...

Scripture : Luke 6: 27-38 Reflection There is no commandment of Jesus that has caused so much debate, and discussion as the command to love our enemies. Before we can obey it, we must discover what it means. In Greek, there are three words for...