Kristi Burchfiel

How do we view ourselves? If we’re not careful we will get a view of ourselves that is greater and grander than what it should be. Reading through Luke 14:1-15 we see this verse: For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 14:11 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.14.11.NASB It’s interesting how humility and exaltation go together. Whichever one we tend to strive for, we often find ourselves experiencing the other. Often if we spend time trying to get others to exalt us and to try and exalt ourselves, we will often find ourselves humbled by the experiences and situations that we go through. However,…

Are we truly a follower of Jesus? Do we know and understand what it means to be surrendered to Him and all that He is? As we read Luke 13:22-35 we see: Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets’; and He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from; depart from me , all you evildoers .’ Luke 13:26‭-‬27 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.13.26-27.NASB There will be people who think that they have been serving God, but they find out that they have not really known Him. Do we really know the One we claim to…

Are some people worse than others? Do some people sin more completely than others? The people in Jesus’s day won greed that. They had heard about some different situations and they thought those people were worse than they were. Reading through Luke 13:1-20 we see Jesus make this statement 2 times. I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” Luke 13:5 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.13.5.NASB The people he was talking to seemed to forget that we are all sinners. We have all messed up and fallen short of the glory of God. We all have need of a savior. We must get past thinking that some people…

Are we ready? If we knew when things were going to happen we would be prepared and moving our families in the best direction to ensure that they are safe. We would have a sense of urgency in everything that we did and we wouldn’t waste time doing things that didn’t help with being ready. Looking at Luke chapter 12, starting in verse 35 through the end of the chapter we see: “But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into. You too, be ready; for the…

Worry much? We all have had times where we get anxious or thoughtful about the events or circumstances that we are going through. Yet do we allow ourselves to be consumed by worry. As we continue reading in Luke 12:1-34 we see this verse And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life’s span? Luke 12:25 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.12.25.NASB I know that if it were possible to add time to our life span simply by worrying, I would have added a significant amount. How about you? We can be incessant worriers and there is much in our culture that makes us want to worry. Yet God…

When we chose to follow Christ, what changes about us? Can anyone tell a difference? Read through Luke 11:29-54 “No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. Luke 11:33 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.11.33.NASB When we come to Jesus, it is like we have lit a lamp. Christ lights a fire in us and we have to decide what we are going to do with the flame. Will we hide it? Or, will we display it for all the world to see? When Christ comes into our life, He desires to change…

What was the last thing that you asked God for? What about the last thing you were seeking from God? We often spend a lot of time asking God for things but not nearly enough time seeking and knocking. See Luke 11:1-28, paying special attention to verses 9 and 10. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. Luke 11:9‭-‬10 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.11.9-10.NASB We often know a lot about asking, but are not nearly as…

What is mercy?  Jesus addresses that question in Luke 10:25-42. Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands? ” And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.” Luke 10:36‭-‬37 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.10.36-37.NASB A man was injured and even though he didn’t deserve to have help from anyone, a man helped him. And not just any man, but a man who is pretty much a sworn enemy off the Jews. That man sacrificed his own things in order to provide for the injured man. He took from…

What do we pray for and ask God to provide?  Jesus took a look around and saw that the people needed  lot of things but the thing that they needed most was him. Reading Luke 10:1-24 we see this verse: And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Luke 10:2 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.10.2.NASB We see the work that needs to be done in the world. We know that God is needed by so many people, but are we actively praying that God will send out people to tell them? Do…

Who is the greatest? Let’s be honest, we’ve all wondered where we are at when it comes to our ranking among others. We are a society that likes to have rankings and standings and to know how we stack up against others. Everything is a competition and we want to be the best. Is it any surprise then that this discussion started among the disciples in Luke 9:28-62: An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest. But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side, and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in…