Category Archives: Bible

ON TREASURESLuke 12 “Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is there will your heart be also” (Luke 12:33–34). Our attitude toward material possessions is a good indicator of our spiritualContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

AUGUST 14 Reading 226TEACHING ON PRAYERLuke 11 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” (Luke 11:9). Luke emphasized both Jesus’ personal prayer life, and His teaching on how you and I should pray. OverviewJesus providedContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

ON MISSIONLuke 10 “After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where He was about to go” (Luke 10:1). If we are to serve Jesus, we must have a sense of mission as well as a message. BackgroundTwo by two. The SanhedrinContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

AUGUST 12 Reading 224JESUS, THE CHRISTLuke 9 ” ‘But what about you?’ He asked. ‘Who do you say that I am?’ ” (Luke 9:20) In each Gospel, Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ serves as a turning point. It is at this point that Jesus began to speak of His Cross. OverviewJesus intensified HisContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

AUGUST 11 Reading 223JESUS’ POWERLuke 7–8 “Her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little” (Luke 7:47). Christ’s miracles showed His power over every natural and supernatural force, and frequently, the importance of faith. OverviewJesus healed a believing centurion’s servant (7:1–10) and raised a widow’s sonContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”