And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate His elect, who cry to Him day and night? Will He delay long over them? I tell you, He will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will He find faith on earth?” Luke 18:6 – 8 Lord You […]
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He (Jesus) said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Vindicate me against my adversary.’ For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself. ‘Though I neither fear God nor […]
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And He (Jesus) told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. Luke 18:1 Lord, thank You for Your reminder today to always pray. Thank You for hearing us when we cry out to You. Thank You for the peace You give in the midst of a […]
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And they (disciples) said to Him (Jesus), “Where Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the eagles will gather together.” Luke 17:37 Lord what were You saying to Your disciples. What did You want them to understand? What did You want them to see? You had just told them that when You came […]
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(Jesus continued) “I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left.” Luke 17:34, 35 Lord so often I have made the comment that Your ways are not […]
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(Jesus continued) Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.” Luke 17:34 Lord oh so often we want to hold on to our lives and do what we want to do. So often we want what we want rather than what You want for us. And….we can […]
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(Jesus continued) “On that day (when the Son of man is revealed), let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife.” Luke 17:31, 32 Lord what an exciting time […]
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(Jesus continued) “Likewise as it was in the days of Lot –they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and brimstone rained from heaven and destroyed them all—so will it be on the day when the Son of man is […]
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(Jesus continued) “As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all.” Luke 17:26, 27 Lord, You continued […]
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(Jesus continued) “But first He (Jesus) must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.” Luke 17:25 Lord this must have been hard for your disciples to hear. Suffer ….rejected…You were their hope. You were their master. This must have been very hard for them to hear and they must have wondered what in […]
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