24 Day and Chapters of Luke – 10

Day 10 and Chapter 10 of Luke

Continuing with living by God’s standards and not ours.

vs. 16

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.”

Thinking about the world we live in, I know without a doubt Satan realizes his time is short and Christ will be coming any day.  We read in Numbers how not living in God’s will or standards what the outcome in life will be.

Numbers 15:31

Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

 

II Thessalonians 1:6-12

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; ⁷And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, ⁸In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: ⁹Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; ¹⁰When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. ¹¹Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: ¹²That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

But Praise God, for his living word and the standards we have to live by and for Jesus Christ to save those from eternal hell.

1 John 5:2

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. ²By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. ³For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. ⁴For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. ⁵Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

In verse 25, we read a question by a lawyer, and in verse 27 the answer which was known by the lawyer, and Jesus confirms this as truth in verse 28. What a joy to understand yet another standard for us to live by in order to be right in God’s will:

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

We then come to the story of Martha and Mary in verses 38 though 42 – which I have blogged about previously and encourage you to take a peek:

https://willow10326.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/living-a-mary-or-a-martha-life

May you continue to prepare your hearts to knowing the truth about Jesus and lean not unto your own understanding but search the living word of God.

Thank you for reading day ten of my journey through the book of Luke.

Come let us adore him.

 

 

24 Days and Chapters of Luke – 8

Day 8 of Luke Chapter 8

Which seed are you?

Luke 8:11

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Which seed are you?

• You hear God’s word and leave it behind. This is when the devil uses us the most. You are vulnerable for his attacks by all those small enticing lies.  If you are studying your bible, you will remember that Satan is the father of all lies and untruth. Let’s read this in the book of John 8:41-47

Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. ⁴²Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. ⁴³Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. ⁴⁴Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. ⁴⁵And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. ⁴⁶Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? ⁴⁷He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

• You hear God’s word and place it on a rock. You believe but because you have not planted his word in deep soil with firm roots, you stumble and the devil whisks you away back into the world of false promises and lies.  Let’s read: 1 Peter 2:1-5

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, ²As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: ³If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. ⁴To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, ⁵Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

In order to grow your seed with firm roots, you need to be in God’s word or you will continue to be as a baby never maturing and needing constant care or protection. You will always be at the devil’s door, as he will try everything to convince you his way is better than God’s.

• You hear God’s word and believe but do nothing with it. These are seeds which are thorns as they bring forth no fruit nor do they get all the blessings which God desires for them.  Let’s read James 1:22-27

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. ²³For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: ²⁴For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. ²⁵But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. ²⁶If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. ²⁷Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

• The last seed has been heard, kept, planted, continually watered with God’s word, uses the Armour of God against the devil and patiently waits for prayers to be answered and to know God’s will. Let’s read: Ephesians 6:8-14

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. ⁹And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. ¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. ¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. ¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

May you continue to prepare your hearts to knowing the truth about Jesus and lean not unto your own understanding but search the living word of God.

Thank you for reading day eight of my journey through the book of Luke.

Come let us adore him.

 

 

24 Days and Chapters of Luke – 6

Day 6 – Chapter 6 of Luke

Is it lawful? As I proceed in my study of Luke, I am yet reminded why it is so important to read God’s word. It seems we are living in days of confusion and what is right is now wrong and what was wrong is now right.  Wow, I have to admit I am scared at the thought of my children’s children growing up in a world which seems to be heading more and more to untruth’s. I can only continue, to pray, God will open more hearts and eyes to the truth’s he has revealed to us in his living word.

Is it lawful? verse 9:

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

We are living in a time where men hate each other for those who take a stand for what is right. We live in a time where the truth cannot be spoken as we might offend someone. What a blessing to read the Holy Bible and know it is still so relevant for today. Just as in verse 9, the Pharisees are offended. and then we are taught by Jesus in verse 22 of Luke:

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

Jesus even shares with us, in verse 28, what we should do during these times:

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

We are to bless and pray for them. Really, you want me to bless and pray for those who hate me and my love for you. Yes, child- bless and pray for them.  Why – because of John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Yes, here it is the answer found in God’s living word and his set of standards for us to live by. we are loved by God. Again, it’s so very simple but yet so many want to make it hard and complicated. So many want to see something physical today and have an attitude of show me proof.  But guess what God sent proof, in the physical, our Lord Jesus Christ and as we read the story of Jesus, in Luke, even then so many made it hard and complicated. We have fast forwarded life to 2020 and we still are in the same place.

So, yes I will continue to use God’s word as my set of standards to live by and continue to pray for others to do the same. God’s love to story to all of us is beautiful, if we just take the time to read and listen. He has promised us so much and asking for so little, a set of standards to live by.  Let’s read verse: 35

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

If you are willing to let Jesus be your Lord and Saviour, then God will use you to help those who do not see the truth and do not want to live by his set of standards. After all in verse 39 and 45 this becomes very clear:

And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Are you willing to lead the blind to truth? Are you willing to bring forth God’s set of standards to live by?

Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

Will you be the one to build a strong foundation in the word of God to share his truths and set of standards in which we should all live by? God promises us if we build deep and strong on his word, we will not go wrong.

May you continue to prepare your hearts to knowing the truth about Jesus and lean not unto your own understanding but search the living word of God.

Thank you for reading day six of my journey through the book of Luke.

Come let us adore him.

24 Days and Chapters of Luke – 5

Day 5 – Luke Chapter 5 as God has revealed to me

When you obey and are in God’s will you will be blessed.  We read this in verse 5, Simon had been fishing all night. Jesus speaks to him and says to try again.  Due to Simon’s obedience he inclosed a great multitude of fish and the net even broke.

With this I think of the hymn which speaks to my heart – Trust and Obey by John H. Sammis

1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
   What a glory He sheds on our way!
   While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
   And with all who will trust and obey.
   • Refrain:
     Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
     To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
2. Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
   But His smile quickly drives it away;
   Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
   Can abide while we trust and obey.
3. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
   But our toil He doth richly repay;
   Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
   But is blessed if we trust and obey.
4. But we never can prove the delights of His love
   Until all on the altar we lay;
   For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
   Are for them who will trust and obey.
5. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
   Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
   What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
   Never fear, only trust and obey.

 

Deuteronomy 13:4

“Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.”

Will you trust and obey Lord Jesus today?

In Luke 5:31 and 32 Jesus came for the sinner to repent (change of one’s heart or ways).  Once you repent and change, you become new and don’t keep on the old self and ways as read in vs 36:

And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.”

Do you find yourself not at peace?  Perhaps you are still wearing old? Don’t you think it’s time to put on new and find the peace, joy and hope in Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

May you continue to prepare your hearts to knowing the truth about Jesus and lean not unto your own understanding but search the living word of God.

Thank you for reading day five of my journey through the book of Luke.

Come let us adore him.

24 Days and the Chapters of Luke – 3

Day 3 – Chapter 3 of Luke

Luke 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

I rejoice in this verse since God makes it clear – all see, not just some or a few or a nation or a country or a jew or a gentile or a…. it is clearly written ALL. What a powerful verse to know we all have a choice and the same gift given to each and every one of us.  The gift of salvation but with any gift it must be received.  It’s very simple but man and the world tries to make it seems so very complicated.  If you haven’t read my blogs previously or have read a few, by now my hope is you know without a doubt, I love the story of Jesus.

Let’s dig into a few OT scriptures of Isaiah:

Isaiah 52:10

The LORD has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 40:3-5

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

Jesus is baptized as we read vs. 21 and 22 of Luke 3. Here again, we read of the trinity.

For some people who state they are Christians, the trinity is either misunderstood or not even acknowledged. But for me and my limited understanding of God’s word and what he has revealed to me, the trinity although hard to comprehend since I am not God nor will I ever have the wisdom or holiness of God, the trinity is real and scripture provides this as truth in Luke 3: 22

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Trinity is stated:  Holy Ghost, voice of heaven=God and I am=God, my beloved Son=Jesus

The deity of Jesus as it is written in the book of John

John 1:1, 14 and 29 and 3:16

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

May you continue to prepare your hearts to knowing the truth about Jesus and lean not unto your own understanding but search the living word of God.

Thank you for reading day three of my journey through the book of Luke.

Come let us adore him.