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…

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 51 How much do you love God? Read Luke 7. As we see Jesus continuing his ministry through the area, so many people are drawn to him and are impacted by the miracles that he performs in their lives. At the end of the chapter we see a woman who washes his feet with perfume and her hair. Jesus calls her out and points out the fact that she has been forgiven of many things and because she has been forgiven of so much, she loves him so much. When we think about how much we love the Lord, do we remember all that…

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 50 Imitators. Do we imitate Christ? Read Luke 6. Jesus continues to share and we see how he is working and moving in the lives of those around him. Jesus tells us that just as the Father is merciful, we are to be merciful. How well does in our life reflect the love and mercy of Jesus Christ? When others see us, do they see him?

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 49 Will we try again because Jesus says? Read Luke 5. Peter explained that they had worked hard and they had done their best and they had failed. Well, Jesus didn’t care. He told them to do something again. Interestingly, Jesus didn’t promise them great results. He simply told them what to do and they were expected to obey. Do we obey? Do we obey when it doesn’t make sense? Do we obey even if there aren’t any promise of results? Do we obey just because it’s Jesus who is asking? What has Jesus asked of you today? Will you obey?

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 48 Authority. Read Luke 4. Have you ever been around anyone who didn’t have authority, but acted like they did? They give orders and they make decisions and yet there’s no follow through or no consequences if something doesn’t go according to their plan. Authority is everything when it comes to giving direction. The key that we see through this passage is that Jesus was teaching the people, but not like they normally were taught. Before, their teachers would say what they wanted, but there was no sense of authority. They were simply reading someone else’s words. Here, Jesus was teaching and preaching with…

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 47 Do we produce fruit? Read Luke 3. This chapter details the ministry and message of John the Baptist, and we see that he is focused on 2 things. First, repent. Second, bear fruit. These two messages encompass the whole of the message that John was sharing with the people. We must all repent and recognize that we are sinners in need of a savior. Secondly, once we have made our commitment to the Savior, we need to go about bearing fruit so that others can tell where we are at and where our commitment is at. Have we repented? Do we bear fruit…

The Gospels through the Summer, Day 46 Are we looking for the Lord’s salvation? Read Luke 2. As we read about the salvation through the birth of Jesus, we see people who had no idea what to expect, but they came running. Then there are others who had been watching and waiting. They were anticipating all that God would do and as a result, they recognized it when God did it. How do we respond? If we don’t know it’s coming, do we still come running when God makes his plans known to us? Are we excited to be wherever God is? Or, are we the person who has been…