A debtor to the Greek and the Barbarian – to the wise and the unwise (Rom 1:14) Paul is revealing a truth that should become the gold standard for any believer. While he could have been comfortable preaching...

Jethro arrives to visit his son in law Moses and finds him leading alone. He says, “What you are doing is not good” (Ex. 18: 17). This is one of only two instances in the whole Torah in...

The secret to be spy-proof….. We read in Luke 20:20, how the Chief priests and the scribes, sent some spies to Jesus to see how they can trap Jesus with His words and turn him over to the...

God will provide – but have you done your part? In Luke 12:24, we read “Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more...

Are you Dollar-rich or God-rich? In Luke 12:21, Jesus said “So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God”. Another translation says “…but not have a rich relationship with God.”(NLT) So what...

Do you know of any person who is good at numbering the hairs on your head? In Luke 12:7, Jesus said “But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered”. It is one of those statements...

Does God value sparrows? In Luke 12:6, Jesus said “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God” The insignificance of a sparrow is legendary. In Jesus time, sparrows were...

Whom do you fear most? In Luke 12:5, Jesus said “But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear...

What have you done with the “key of knowledge” that God has entrusted to you? In Luke 11:52, Jesus said ““Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves...

Have you been grateful to the “wisdom of God” in your life? In Luke 11:49, Jesus said “Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill...

Is your teaching oppressive or is it liberating to your hearers? In Luke 11:46, Jesus told the Pharisees “What sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never...

Are you a concealed grave spruced up to deceive others? In Luke 11:44, Jesus chided the Pharisees by saying “Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without...

Is your faith driven by a need to be recognized and honored? In Luke 11:43 Jesus upbraided the Pharisees by saying “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the...

Is your tithe at the expense of “justice and love for God”? In Luke 11:42, Jesus chides the Pharisee’s by telling them ” “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income...

Giving from your heart to those in need…. In Luke 11:41, Jesus says, “But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you (NIV). Another translation renders this as...

Is the light in you darkness? Can you be so deceived? In Luke 11:35, Jesus said ““Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness” What did He mean by that? The Lord Jesus is pointing...

Is your eye healthy or is it diseased? In Luke 11:34, Jesus said “Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad,...

Are you a light on a candlestick or are you hidden under a bowl? In Luke 11.33, Jesus said that “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under...

Are you seeking a sign because of a heart of unbelief? In Luke 11:29, Jesus said “This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas...

Does God allow afflictions in the lives of His dear children? Here are some pithy snippets from the writings of John Mason…. 1. Afflictions are not so much threatened as promised, to the children of God. 2. By...

  Sin is . . . the glory of God not honored, the holiness of God not reverenced, the greatness of God not admired, the power of God not praised, the truth of God not sought, the wisdom...

Have you come to accept the peaks and valleys in your life as a Christ-follower? In John 10:10 Jesus said He came to “give life and life abundantly”. Wow, what a promise! But in John 16:33 He also...

The power of prayer and fasting…. To cast out certain demons, do we need some special powers? In Luke 9:40, we see how the father of boy was disappointed and distraught that the disciples could not drive out...

The DNA of the devil….. Have you ever wondered what is the purpose of the devil? What does he exist for? What fills the devil with joy and delight? The encounter Jesus had with the boy possessed by...

Have you experienced God’s manifest presence? In Luke 9:34, we see how the disciples Peter, James and John were filled with fear when a cloud encompassed them on the Mount of Transfiguration. Why is the presence of God...

Have you ever experienced “communion of saints”? In Luke 9: 28-35, we see Jesus take Peter, James and John through an amazing experience, that was truly out-of-the-world in every sense! On the Mount of Transfiguration, Moses and Elias...

Why would anyone be ashamed of Jesus and His words? In Luke 9:26 Jesus said, “Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory...

Will you secure yourself or allow Jesus to secure it for you? In Luke 9:25, Jesus asked, “For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?” A blunt, direct and...

Can you trust Jesus more than you can trust yourself? Dietrich Bonhoeffer the German theologian, who was a prophetic voice during Hitler’s reign, once said “When Christ call a man, he bids him to come and die”. In...

Being the Messiah (the Anointed One) also includes shame and rejection… In Luke 9;20 Peter responds to Jesus’ question to the disciples “But whom say ye that I am?” by declaring “You are the Christ of God (Christos...

The importance of a believer’s public witness… In Luke 9:18, Jesus asked His disciples a very peculiar question – “Who do the people say that I am?”. Why did He ask this? Did it really matter what the...