How well do we know ourselves? Often people think they know themselves very well and know exactly what they would or wouldn’t do in a situation. Peter certainly thought he did. He had told Jesus that He would never betray him, yet there he wasdenying Jesus 3 times. Read Luke 22:46-71. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” Luke 22:61 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.22.61.NASB Despite all his assurances to the Lord that he wouldn’t do it, He did. Jesus knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows…

Do we focus on our need to overcome temptation? Or do we just wait and figure that we will wing it when we are facing trials? See what Jesus says in Luke 22:24-48 and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Luke 22:46 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.22.46.NASB We need to just expect that we are going to go through temptations. They are going to happen. Will we be ready for them? Jesus is telling His disciple to get up and pray so that they will be ready and will be able to overcome. Yet we need to be just as ready.…

How do we show that we remember the Lord? Jesus gives us one very specific way in Luke 22:1-23. And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Luke 22:19 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.22.19.NASB Whether you call it Communion or The Lord’s Supper, the purpose and response is to be the same. Christ did this with His disciples right before He was arrested and crucified. He admonished them to do this as a way to remember Him.  Not just Him, but what He does for them. He…

How well do we wait? We have all heard that Christ is going to return one day. But are we watching for that day and are we ready for that when it comes? Looking at Luke 21:25-38 we see this verse: “Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; Luke 21:34 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.21.34.NASB Waiting is hard. No one likes waiting and we all want to see the things that we are waiting for come about. Still, Christ cautions us that we are going to be…

What are we holding on to? In Luke 21:1-24, we see a couple of stories that are pretty familiar. First we have the story of the woman who put into the offering all that she had. Then we have Jesus telling about the destruction of the Temple. Finally he tells about the signs of the end of the world. So what is the common theme that brings these together? Take a look at these verses. And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty…

Are you dead or alive in Christ? See what it says in Luke 20:27-47. Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.” Luke 20:38 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.20.38.NASB The religious leaders had been testing Jesus trying to find ways to make him slip up so they could accuse him. Yet when they posed this question, Jesus was able to effectively answer it and then explain that God is the God of the living not the God of the dead. As we are going through our life in Christ, in the day-to-day experiences that we have, are we experiencing God as a God…

What  Is the foundation for what you are building your life upon? Every building has a foundation of some sort. If the foundation is nothing, the building doesn’t last long. Jesus knew this about life as well. Read what he says in Luke 20:1-18 But Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘ the stone which the builders rejected , this became the chief corner stone ‘? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.” Luke 20:17‭-‬18 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.20.17-18.NASB Jesus explained that he is the one who should be the…

Are you praising God? Does your life demonstrate to others the power of who God is in your life? As people were praising Jesus, some were upset about that and told Jesus that He should make them stop. Reading about this in Luke 19:28-48 we see His response in verse 40. But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!” Luke 19:40 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.19.40.NASB God is who He is, there is nothing that will ever change that. We are to declare who He is and praise Him, but if we don’t then we need to understand that doesn’t change who He is and others…

Are you lost? We all have varying degrees of being lost. Some days I can’t find the house I’m supposed to be at, whereas others days I feel more personally lost and don’t know what I should be doing from a career standpoint or from a writing standpoint. What do we do when we feel lost?  Luke 19:1-27 has these words For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.19.10.NASB It doesn’t matter whether we feel lost in the moment or more completely lost in purpose or in life. Jesus Christ is for us. He came to seek and…

Do you know what you want? If God gave you an opportunity to ask Him for anything, what would you say?  Often we have a very vague idea of what we are expecting to receive from God. As we look at Luke 18:18-43 we see a very interesting story with someone who knew exactly what he wanted from God and he was persistent in getting it. “What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!” And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” Luke 18:41‭-‬42 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.18.41-42.NASB You see, Jesus actually asked him, what…