11/4/08

Then the Lord answered him, (the ruler) “You hypocrites!  Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox and his ass from the manger, and lead it away to water?”  Luke 13:15 Lord thank You for knowing our thoughts and motives. Thank You for seeing right through this man that was accusing You. […]

11/3/08

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.”  Luke 13:14 Thank You Lord that You don’t care what day it is […]

10/31/08

And He (Jesus) laid His hands upon her, (the woman with the infirmity for 18 years) and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God.  Luke 13:13 Lord what must it have been like for those in the synagogue at that time. Eyes must have been wide in amazement.  People must have gasped.  After […]

10/29/08

And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.  Luke 13:10 Lord thank You for those that are not well and yet they struggle to get to their places of worship each time the doors are open and a […]

10/27/08

And He (Jesus) told this parable:  “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.  And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none.  Cut it down; why should it […]

10/24/08

(Jesus continued)  “I tell you,  NO; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”  Luke 13:5 Lord once again You were saying to these people that unless they turned to You they would perish.  You were showing them that life can be snuffed out in an instance and unless they were following You they […]

10/23/08

(Jesus continued)  “Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the other who dwelt in Jerusalem?  Luke 13:4 Lord I am reminded of the scripture that tells us that You rain on the just and You rain on the unjust.  […]

10/22/08

(Jesus continued)  “I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”  Luke 13:3 Thank You Lord for reminding everyone that this life is not the end. Thank You for telling everyone that our choices make a difference. Thank You for giving us the gift of eternal life when we make the […]

10/21/08

And He (Jesus) answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus?” (They were killed and their blood was mingled with the sacrifice.)  Luke 13:2 Lord we are all here on this earth.  We who are believers look to You and we trust in […]

10/20/08

There were some present at that very time who told Him (Jesus) of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. Luke 13:1 Lord when I read of things like this in the scripture it tells me that people were the same in Your days on the earth as they are today. Thank […]