S: But the seed in the good earth – these are the good-hearts who seize the Word and hold on no matter what, sticking with it until there’s a harvest. Luke 8:15 (MSG) O: Good-hearts who seize the Word and hold on no matter what…sticking with it until there’s a harvest. A: When I hearContinue reading “A Good Heart”
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Teach Me, Lord
S: Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.” “Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied. Luke 7:40 (NLT) O: I’ve journaled on this verse before, but it’s such a great reminder of how You work with us. You know our thoughts – even before a wordContinue reading “Teach Me, Lord”
As You Say
Day 64 – Just as You Say S: “Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and heContinue reading “As You Say”
Work In Progress
S: “he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.” Luke 6:48 (ESV) O: I can do things the quick and easy way toContinue reading “Work In Progress”
Release
S: Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” Luke 6:9 (NIV) O: Seems like a no-brainer, and yet the Pharisees and the teachers of the law couldn’t figure it out. “But the Pharisees andContinue reading “Release”
Ask First
S: They were surprised and impressed – his teaching was so forthright, so confident, so authoritative, not the quibbling and quoting they were used to. Luke 4:32 (MSG) O: There is nothing like a good teacher – especially one who models both positional and personal leadership – confident in their teaching, as well as theirContinue reading “Ask First”
Word of God Speak
S: “A God-revealing light to the non-Jewish nations, and of glory for your people Israel.” Luke 2:32 (MSG) “This child marks both the failure and recovery of many in Israel, a figure misunderstood and contradicted – the pain of a sword-thrust through you – but the rejection will force honesty, as God reveals who theyContinue reading “Word of God Speak”
Details Matter
S: And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger. Luke 2:12 (ESV) O: Why shepherds? And why mention the swaddling cloths? Here’s what I discovered: it is believed that these particular shepherds were responsible for raising the sacrificial Passover lambs. “So,Continue reading “Details Matter”
A Student of Your Word
S: …so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. Luke 1:4 (NIV) O: As a physician, Luke, was trained to look at details and facts. Although there is no certainty about who Theophilus might have been, there is no question as to why Luke recorded the book of LukeContinue reading “A Student of Your Word”
What I Need to Hear
S: But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you. Mark 16:7 (ESV) O: “…and Peter…” Called out by name. How personally and intimately You know us. I can only imagine how specific You were with Your angel(s), “BeContinue reading “What I Need to Hear”
The Beautiful Unfolding 