2016 Day 56 – Luke 17

25 Thursday Feb 2016

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In today’s reading, I love Luke 17:5, The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The apostles we genuine in their request. They wanted to be radically on-board with Jesus. The problem is they did not fully understand what they were asking. To truly follow Jesus we must be fully committed. The path will always be tougher than we can ever imagine. But once we let go, our faith can be as small as a mustard seed and we can move mountains.

2016 Day 55 – John 11

24 Wednesday Feb 2016

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God’s will and His plan are perfect. As believers we do not need to fear the craziness and uncertainty of this world. In John 11:9-10 Jesus responds to His disciples concerns over returning to Jerusalem, 9 Jesus answered, “Are there not 12 hours in the daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this world’s light. 10 It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light.” “Day” refers to being in God’s will. As long as we walk in the light of His guidance, we will be OK. It is when we allow fear and uncertainty to rule over us that we stumble and fall.

2016 Day 54 – Luke 16

23 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Jesus made it very clear in today’s reading you must pick who you will serve. Either you need to look to God and serve Him, or you can look to the desires of this world. In Luke 16:13 Jesus said, “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Jesus is not saying that working to make money is bad, He is saying it is bad when you make money the most important thing in your life. Trying to justify you need to have money to serve God is nothing more than an excuse. God doesn’t need your money, He wants our obedience and willingness to serve with all we have including our most important possession: Time.

2016 Day 53 – Luke 15

22 Monday Feb 2016

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God asks us for nothing more than repentance. In the parable of the prodigal son, the father did not require anything of the son in order to welcome him home with open arms. In Luke 15:21 the lost son comes to his father, “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'” There was nothing more needed by the father, just like there is nothing needed of us for God to accept us just as we are. No where does it say we must become perfect for Him to accept us. Our change comes from our relationship with Him. Our obedience and love for God comes because He first loved us.

2016 Day 52 – Reflection Day

21 Sunday Feb 2016

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Hope everyone has a great day of reflection and worship. This is a great day to catch up on reading and spending time with family and friends.

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2016 Day 51 – Luke 14

20 Saturday Feb 2016

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In today’s reading Jesus tells the parable of the great feast. The parable was really about the rejection of Jesus by the Jews. In the end, because the Jews refused to accept Jesus as Messiah, the invitation for salvation was opened to all people. The last verses of the parable plainly states the outcome in Luke 14:23-24, 23 “Then the master told the servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country and make them come, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.'” As a result of the Jews rejecting Christ as savior, we are the adopted children of God, and as such, we receive the same inheritance.

2016 Day 50 – Luke 13

19 Friday Feb 2016

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Sometimes all it really takes is for someone to care. In the parable of the fig tree the owner wanted to cut it down because it would not produce fruit, but the man who took care of the vineyard replied in Luke 13:8-9, 8 “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.'” The man did not want to give up on the fig tree and realized all it probably needed was some care and feeding. This is like many people around us who all they may really need is someone who cares enough to invest in them. Who do you know that may need this?

2016 Day 49 – Luke 12

18 Thursday Feb 2016

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We worry about so much in our lives. But the truth is that God is completely in control. Our feelings of helplessness come from a lack of faith and trust in the one who created all of us and wants what is best. In Luke 12:7 Jesus says, Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. While God loves all creation, He especially loves each of us. If He cares about the smallest of sparrows, how much more He cares for each of us.

2016 Day 48 – John 10

17 Wednesday Feb 2016

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Jesus never begged anyone to believe who He was. In John 10:37 Jesus says to the religious leaders, Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. He wants us to believe, but He wants us to do it of our own free will. We either believe who Jesus said He was (and showed through His miracles), and accept Him as our savior, or we don’t; the choice is ours.

2016 Day 47 – Luke 11

16 Tuesday Feb 2016

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If you are not actively on Christ’s side, then you are against Him. In Luke 11:23 Jesus states this plainly, “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.” There is no neutral ground when it comes to doing good versus evil. If you are not fighting against it, then by your passivity you condoning it, and therefore allowing it to happen. Edmund Burke once said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”