The Gospels through the Summer, Day 60 How do we deal with what is most important to us? Read Luke 16. Much of this chapter discusses the way in which we view and use money. This story at the end of the chapter also is a reflection of what is most important to someone. Only after death did the rich man recognize that following God and being obedient to him was most important and now he’s desperate to pass that information on to his family. However, in this life, so many people already have so many things that are pointing them to God that if they don’t believe those things,…

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 59 Do we know our worth? Read Luke 15. Jesus shares several stories in this chapter to demonstrate our worth to God. We must come to the place of realizing that God is worthy and is above all. As a result, we come face to face with who we are. We are sinful and we need to understand our place compared to the Almighty God. Even as we see our sinfulness and depravity, we are pointed to the perfect Father who has created a path of forgiveness and cleansing for us. Confession. Are we coming to God in our sin and praising him and…

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 58 What do we seek for ourselves, glory or humility? Read Luke 14. Let’s be honest, we all have a tendency to seek out glory for ourselves. We are taught this and it is culturally acceptable and even expected to seek out the best for ourselves. However, Jesus is very specific that if we are seeking glory and honor then God will humble us. However, if we are seeking humility, then God will bring glory. What do we seek? Does humility dominate our life and are we seeking to point other people, not to us, but to God?

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 57 Freedom. Read Luke 13. This woman was in pain and Jesus freed her. He took her physically and he healed her. When we think about all that Jesus does for us and all that he wants to do for us and through us, we know that Jesus is the source of freedom. Even in the midst of the difficulties that we face, we know that Jesus’s freedom is actually a freedom that can be found in the middle of the most difficult and trying circumstances. Are we finding our peace and freedom in Christ? No matter our circumstances, we can come to Him…

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 56 Don’t Worry. Read Luke 12. As Jesus continues his teaching, he shares this teaching with his disciples. Don’t worry. Trust God. As we look at all that God does for us, we recognize that he knows more than we do about every situation and circumstance that we are part of. We don’t need to worry about anything in our life. God has our life much more under control then we do. God knows what we need, when we need it, and how we need it. We just trust in him and have faith that he is going to bring us where he wants…

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 55 Put it into practice. Read Luke 11. Jesus spends this chapter teaching. We see him initially teaching his disciples how to pray, and then throughout the rest of the chapter, he is teaching those who don’t necessarily believe in him. Jesus tried to help them understand the difference between talking about God and living for God. Jesus makes this statement in verse 28 as a way to help the people realize it’s not about the words that you say, it’s about the life that you live. The question for us becomes, are we living a life that puts our obedience to God into…