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COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 11:28

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Finding True Rest: Responding to Jesus’ Gracious Invitation

We live in a fast-paced world that constantly demands our time, focus, and energy. It is incredibly easy to find ourselves running on empty, overwhelmed by the sheer weight of everyday life. If you are feeling exhausted today, take a deep breath. There is a beautiful, timeless invitation waiting just for you.

In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

The Open Invitation to Everyone

Jesus’ words are not reserved for the spiritually perfect or the physically strong. His gracious invitation is extended to all who are weary and burdened—whether you are exhausted by the ongoing troubles of life, or worn out by the internal struggle against the sins of our own human nature.

Too often, when we face difficulties, our instinct is to work harder, isolate ourselves, or try to solve everything in our own strength. But Jesus offers a completely different path. He doesn’t command us to “figure it out first”. He simply says, “Come to Me.”

What Happens When We Step Forward?

By intentionally turning to Jesus for forgiveness and help, and by committing our lives to Christ and obeying His direction, a profound shift takes place. We begin to find true freedom and relief from the heaviness of life.

When we exchange our heavy burdens for His grace, God provides exactly what we need to keep moving forward:

  • The Peace of His Presence: We receive real, lasting peace and the presence of the Holy Spirit to lead us step-by-step through our daily routines.
  • Supernatural Strength: God promises to give us the endurance to deal with the cares and difficulties we sometimes must carry. As Hebrews 4:16 reminds us, we can approach God’s throne of grace with confidence to receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

You do not have to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders today. Lay down your heavy expectations, your anxieties, and your fatigue at His feet. He is ready and waiting to refresh your soul.

Closing Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father,

I come before You today acknowledging that I am tired and carrying heavy burdens. Thank You for the beautiful promise of rest that You offer through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, I surrender my worries, my exhaustion, and my struggles into Your hands right now.

Forgive me for the times I have tried to carry this weight all by myself. Fill my heart with the peace that only You can provide, and let Your Holy Spirit guide my steps. Give me the strength I need to face the difficulties of this week, knowing that You are walking right beside me. Refresh my soul and help me live freely and lightly in Your unforced rhythms of grace.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / MATTHEW 11:19
  2. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
  3. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
  4. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  5. PROPHET RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  6. TAKE HIS CROSS / Matthew 10:38
  7. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:34
  8. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  9. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  10. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  11. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  12. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  13. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  14. PREACH THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  15. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  16. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  17. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  18. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  19. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  20. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  21. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  22. DEMON-POSSESSED MEN /MATTHEW 8:28
  23. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  24. HEALED ALL THE SICK / MATTHEW 8:16-17
  25. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  26. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  27. JESUS TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  28. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  29. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  30. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  31. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  32. WATCH OUT FOR FALSE PROPHETS / MATTHEW 7:15
  33. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  34. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  35. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  36. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  37. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  38. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  39. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  40. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  41. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  42. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  43. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  44. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  45. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  46. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  47. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  48. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  49. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  50. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  51. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  52. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  53. EXCEPT FOR MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS / MATTHEW 5:32
  54. HELL / MATTHEW 5:29
  55. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  56. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  57. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  58. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  59. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  60. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  61. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  62. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  63. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  64. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  65. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  66. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  67. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  68. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  69. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  70. SERMON ON THE MOUNT / MATTHEW 5-7
  71. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  72. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  73. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  74. ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / MATTHEW 4:8
  75. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6-7
  76. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  77. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  78. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  79. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  80. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  81. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  82. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  83. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  84. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  85. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  86. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  87. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  88. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  89. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1-2
  90. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  91. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  92. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  93. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  94. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID /MATTHEW 1:1
  95. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  96. CREWS N AWAY: ANCHORED IN GRACE

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! I love having you here. If this post resonated with you, please drop a comment below and share your thoughts. See you in the next post!

Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / MATTHEW 11:19

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 11:19

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

The Slander and the Sovereign: What We Learn from Jesus, the “Glutton and Drunkard”

Have you ever been completely misunderstood? Have you ever had your best intentions twisted by critics who had already decided they didn’t like you?

If so, you are in good company. In Matthew 11:19, Jesus addresses the religious elite of His day with a staggering piece of gossip they were spreading about Him:

“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

It is a shocking verse. The religious leaders—the Pharisees and legalists—looked at the perfect, spotless Savior of the world and labeled Him a carnal, rebellious party animal. Why? Because Jesus didn’t play by their rigid legalistic rules, and He dared to pull up a chair next to the outcasts.

When we look closer at this passage, we find three powerful truths that change how we view Jesus—and how we live our own lives.

1. The Hypocrisy of “Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t”

Just before this verse, Jesus compares His generation to fickle children playing in the marketplace. He points out that John the Baptist came fasting and living strictly in the wilderness, and the critics claimed, “He has a demon”. Then Jesus came, celebrating feasts and enjoying meals with ordinary people, and they called Him a glutton and a drunkard.

The religious critics didn’t actually care about holiness; they cared about control. If you try to please the world, or even the religious legalists in your life, you will constantly chase a moving goalpost. Jesus reminds us that the world’s criticism is often empty, self-serving, and contradictory.

2. A Scandalous, Beautiful Reputation

While the names “glutton” and “drunkard” were malicious lies, the phrase that followed was entirely true: “a friend of tax collectors and sinners”.

What the Pharisees meant as a badge of shame, Jesus wore as a crown of glory. He didn’t sit at tables with sinners to join in on destructive behavior; He sat with them to bring healing, restoration, and life. He was missional, not carnal.

If the Savior of the universe was willing to risk His reputation to reach the broken, we must ask ourselves: Are we willing to do the same? Or are we too busy protecting our “clean” image to step into the messy lives of people who need grace?

3. Wisdom is Proven by Fruit

Jesus closes His thought with a powerful principle: “But wisdom is proved right by her deeds” (or “by her children”).

You don’t need to spend your life defending yourself against every false accusation, rumor, or misunderstanding. Jesus didn’t file a lawsuit or argue endlessly with the Pharisees. He kept doing the work of the Kingdom. Over time, the fruit of His life spoke for itself: lives transformed, sins forgiven, the sick healed, and hope restored. Trust God with your reputation and let your faithful actions be your defense.

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, who did not shrink back from the messiness of our world. Thank You that He was willing to be slandered, misunderstood, and falsely accused just so He could pull up a chair and be a friend to sinners like us.

Lord, forgive us for the times we have cared more about looking holy to others than actually loving the people who are hurting right in front of us. Give us the courage to step outside our comfort zones and go to the places where grace is needed most. When we face unfair criticism, give us the peace to trust You with our reputation, knowing that true wisdom is proven by its fruit.

We thank You that You are our Defender, our Savior, and our Friend.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Affiliate Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
  2. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
  3. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  4. PROPHET RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  5. TAKE HIS CROSS / Matthew 10:38
  6. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:34
  7. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  8. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  9. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  10. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  11. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  12. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  13. PREACH THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  14. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  15. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  16. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  17. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  18. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  19. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  20. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  21. DEMON-POSSESSED MEN /MATTHEW 8:28
  22. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  23. HEALED ALL THE SICK / MATTHEW 8:16-17
  24. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  25. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  26. JESUS TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  27. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  28. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  29. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  30. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  31. WATCH OUT FOR FALSE PROPHETS / MATTHEW 7:15
  32. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  33. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  34. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  35. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  36. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  37. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  38. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  39. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  40. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  41. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  42. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  43. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  44. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  45. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  46. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  47. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  48. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  49. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  50. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  51. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  52. EXCEPT FOR MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS / MATTHEW 5:32
  53. HELL / MATTHEW 5:29
  54. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  55. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  56. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  57. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  58. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  59. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  60. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  61. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  62. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  63. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  64. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  65. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  66. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  67. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  68. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  69. SERMON ON THE MOUNT / MATTHEW 5-7
  70. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  71. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  72. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  73. ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / MATTHEW 4:8
  74. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6-7
  75. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  76. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  77. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  78. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  79. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  80. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  81. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  82. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  83. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  84. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  85. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  86. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  87. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  88. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1-2
  89. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  90. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  91. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  92. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  93. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID /MATTHEW 1:1
  94. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  95. CREWS N AWAY: ANCHORED IN GRACE

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! I love having you here. If this post resonated with you, please drop a comment below and share your thoughts. See you in the next post!

Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 11:12

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Forceful Men Lay Hold of It: The Spiritual Courage Needed to Follow Jesus

In a world that often prizes passivity and convenience, the Gospel calls us to a completely different rhythm. Following and serving Jesus is not a casual hobby; it is a high-stakes spiritual reality that requires deep conviction.

In Matthew 11:12, Jesus states a profound truth:

“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” (KJV)

In other modern translations, like the NIV, it reads:

“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.”

At first glance, the language of “force” and “violence” can feel unsettling. But Jesus is not talking about physical aggression or carnal warfare. He is calling for an unwavering spiritual courage, faithfulness, power, and determination.

To live out the Gospel effectively, we must understand what it means to be the kind of “forceful” believer who lays hold of God’s Kingdom promises.

1. Spiritual Courage in the Face of Opposition

From the moment John the Baptist began preaching repentance, the Kingdom of God broke into the world with unstoppable momentum—and it immediately faced fierce resistance from established religious and political structures.

The truth remains unchanged today: the Kingdom will face opposition. When you decide to live out your faith authentically, you will encounter cultural friction, spiritual pushback, and systemic doubt. True spiritual courage means standing firm anyway. It means refusing to let intimidation or discomfort silence your testimony.

2. A Determination to Advance the Gospel

Being “forceful” means constantly seeking or making ways for the gospel to go forth. It is an active posture. Forceful believers do not sit back and wait for perfect circumstances to serve God or share their faith. Like the desperate crowds who physically pressed through barriers just to touch the edge of Jesus’ robe, we must possess a holy desperation that refuses to be blocked by obstacles. If a door is shut, we pray for God to open a window. If a culture is dark, we shine our light brighter.

3. Maintaining the Driving Strength of the Mission

It is easy to start a race with enthusiasm, but finishing it requires endurance. Maintaining a driving strength in our mission to reach others for Christ means refueling our spirits daily through:

  • Fervent Prayer: Interceding boldly for the lost and pulling down spiritual strongholds.
  • Unwavering Faithfulness: Consistently showing up, serving, and loving others, even when the results aren’t immediately visible.
  • Holy Zeal: Keeping our spiritual passion alive so that routine never replaces our raw love for Jesus.

The Kingdom of God is moving forward. The only question is: Will we have the holy resolve to lay hold of it and run alongside our King?

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father, Almighty God,

Thank You for the unstoppable power of Your Kingdom. Lord, forgive us for the times we have been passive, fearful, or hesitant in our walk with You. Today, we ask for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to ignite a holy zeal within our hearts. Grant us the spiritual courage, faithfulness, power, and determination needed to follow and serve Jesus with everything we have.

Give us a bold, driving strength to advance Your Gospel in our communities, workplaces, and families. When we face opposition or exhaustion, remind us that the victory is already won in Christ Jesus. Help us to be forceful in our faith—resolute, prayerful, and unyielding against darkness. May we boldly lay hold of Your promises and relentlessly reach others with Your saving grace.

In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

Affiliate Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
  2. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  3. PROPHET RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  4. TAKE HIS CROSS / Matthew 10:38
  5. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:34
  6. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  7. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  8. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  9. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  10. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  11. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  12. PREACH THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  13. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  14. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  15. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  16. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  17. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  18. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  19. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  20. DEMON-POSSESSED MEN /MATTHEW 8:28
  21. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  22. HEALED ALL THE SICK / MATTHEW 8:16-17
  23. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  24. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  25. JESUS TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  26. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  27. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  28. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  29. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  30. WATCH OUT FOR FALSE PROPHETS / MATTHEW 7:15
  31. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  32. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  33. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  34. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  35. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  36. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  37. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  38. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  39. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  40. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  41. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  42. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  43. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  44. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  45. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  46. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  47. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  48. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  49. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  50. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  51. EXCEPT FOR MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS / MATTHEW 5:32
  52. HELL / MATTHEW 5:29
  53. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  54. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  55. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  56. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  57. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  58. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  59. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  60. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  61. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  62. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  63. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  64. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  65. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  66. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  67. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  68. SERMON ON THE MOUNT / MATTHEW 5-7
  69. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  70. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  71. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  72. ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / MATTHEW 4:8
  73. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6-7
  74. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  75. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  76. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  77. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  78. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  79. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  80. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  81. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  82. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  83. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  84. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  85. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  86. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  87. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1-2
  88. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  89. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  90. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  91. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  92. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID /MATTHEW 1:1
  93. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  94. CREWS N AWAY: ANCHORED IN GRACE

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GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 11:11

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Greater Than He: Understanding Our Privilege in Christ

In Matthew 11:11, Jesus makes a statement that is both profoundly honoring and deeply mysterious: “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.”

How could the least in the kingdom of heaven be greater than John the Baptist—a man radical in his devotion, handpicked by God to prepare the way for the Messiah?

To understand this, we have to look at the massive shift in spiritual history that took place through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. John lived and ministered during the time period of the Old Covenant. He was the ultimate prophet of the era of God’s laws, commands, and plans before Christ finished His life’s work on earth. John saw the dawn of the New Covenant, but he did not live to see its full brightness.

As New Testament believers, we have a greater privilege not because of our own merit, but because of everything Christ has revealed and accomplished for us. Jesus told His disciples in Matthew 13:16-17 that many prophets and righteous people longed to see what they saw but did not see it. We stand on the side of finished redemption.

Consider the beautiful word picture Jesus and the New Testament writers use to describe this relationship. John the Baptist beautifully described himself not as the groom, but as the friend of the groom who rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. John’s role, assigned by God, was to prepare the way. New Covenant Christians, however, are described as part of Christ’s bride—the church. We are brought into an intimacy with Christ that was structurally different from the Old Covenant experience, even though John was a true follower of God saved by his faith.

Our greater privileges as believers today include a much deeper revelation of who Christ is. We have the complete testimony of His life, His sacrificial death, and His victorious resurrection. We live in the era of the Holy Spirit, poured out upon all believers since Pentecost, indwelling us and empowering us daily. We have the honor of testifying not just that the Messiah is coming, but that He has come, He has conquered sin and death, and He is coming again.

Being “greater” than John does not mean we are more righteous, more courageous, or more holy in our personal strength. It means our position in the kingdom is one of unprecedented spiritual wealth and inheritance. We have been given front-row seats to the grace of God, living inside the reality that generations before could only catch glimpses of from afar.

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father, we come before You with humbled and grateful hearts, filled with awe at the incredible privileges You have bestowed upon us. Thank You for allowing us to live on this side of the cross, inheriting the full reality of the New Covenant. We thank You for the life and ministry of John the Baptist, who faithfully prepared the way, and we thank You even more for Jesus Christ, who finished the work.

Lord, help us to never take our position in Your kingdom for granted. Forgive us for the times we live beneath the high calling and spiritual inheritance You have given us. Fill us afresh with Your Holy Spirit today. Give us the courage to testify boldly of the death and resurrection of Jesus, just as John testified of His coming. May we live lives worthy of the grace, revelation, and intimacy we have been invited into as the bride of Christ. In Jesus’ mighty name we pray, Amen.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
  2. PROPHET RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  3. TAKE HIS CROSS / Matthew 10:38
  4. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:34
  5. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  6. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  7. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  8. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  9. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  10. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  11. PREACH THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  12. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  13. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  14. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  15. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  16. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  17. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  18. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  19. DEMON-POSSESSED MEN /MATTHEW 8:28
  20. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  21. HEALED ALL THE SICK / MATTHEW 8:16-17
  22. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  23. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  24. JESUS TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  25. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  26. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  27. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  28. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  29. WATCH OUT FOR FALSE PROPHETS / MATTHEW 7:15
  30. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  31. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  32. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  33. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  34. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  35. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  36. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  37. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  38. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  39. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  40. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  41. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  42. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  43. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  44. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  45. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  46. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  47. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  48. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  49. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  50. EXCEPT FOR MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS / MATTHEW 5:32
  51. HELL / MATTHEW 5:29
  52. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  53. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  54. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  55. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  56. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  57. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  58. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  59. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  60. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  61. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  62. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  63. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  64. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  65. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  66. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  67. SERMON ON THE MOUNT / MATTHEW 5-7
  68. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  69. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  70. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  71. ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / MATTHEW 4:8
  72. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6-7
  73. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  74. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  75. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  76. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  77. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  78. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  79. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  80. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  81. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  82. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  83. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  84. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  85. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  86. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1-2
  87. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  88. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  89. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  90. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  91. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID /MATTHEW 1:1
  92. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  93. CREWS N AWAY: ANCHORED IN GRACE

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JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 11:7

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Unshakable Faith: Lessons from John the Baptist

When Jesus spoke to the crowds about John the Baptist in Matthew 11:7, He asked a piercing question: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?”

Jesus wasn’t just talking about local scenery. He was speaking directly to John’s strength of character. Unlike a hollow reed that bends and bows to whichever direction the wind blows, John the Baptist was unyielding. He was a preacher who completely refused to compromise his principles, his convictions, or the truth of God’s Word.

In a world that constantly pressures us to bend, John’s life offers a powerful blueprint for unshakable faith.

Fearless in the Face of Popular Opinion

John preached God’s commandments fearlessly. He never gave in to popular opinion or shifted his message to please the culture around him. While the cultural and religious authorities of his day chose to look the other way regarding King Herod’s blatant sins, John spoke up. He stood firmly with God and opposed sin openly, fully aware of the danger.

His absolute loyalty to God ultimately cost him his earthly life (Matthew 14:3-12). Yet, in the eyes of Heaven, his legacy was cemented as one of the greatest to ever live. John chose the temporary discomfort and persecution of the world over compromising his eternal allegiance to the Almighty.

Living for the Final Evaluation

It is easy to let the “winds” of modern culture sway us. We face the constant temptation to blend in, to soften the truth, or to remain silent when we should stand firm. But we must remember that public opinion is fleeting.

As scripture reminds us, Christ will ultimately evaluate each one’s service, character, stand for truth, and opposition to sin (Luke 1:17). We are not called to be reeds shaken by the cultural winds of our time. We are called to be deeply rooted trees, standing firm in the truth of the Gospel.

Let us look at our own lives today and ask: Are we bending to the pressure of the world, or are we standing strong like John?

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for the powerful example of John the Baptist. Give us the courage and strength of character to stand firm in Your truth, even when the winds of popular opinion blow against us. Help us to be loyal to Your Word above all else. Forgive us for the times we have compromised out of fear or a desire to fit in. Fill us with the Holy Spirit so that we may live fearlessly for You, keeping our eyes fixed on the eternal rewards of Heaven rather than the fleeting approval of earth. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. PROPHET RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
  2. TAKE HIS CROSS / Matthew 10:38
  3. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:34
  4. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
  5. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  6. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
  7. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
  8. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
  9. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
  10. PREACH THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
  11. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
  12. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
  13. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
  14. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  15. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  16. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  17. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  18. DEMON-POSSESSED MEN /MATTHEW 8:28
  19. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  20. HEALED ALL THE SICK / MATTHEW 8:16-17
  21. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  22. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  23. JESUS TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  24. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  25. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  26. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  27. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  28. WATCH OUT FOR FALSE PROPHETS / MATTHEW 7:15
  29. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  30. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  31. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  32. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  33. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  34. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  35. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  36. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  37. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  38. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  39. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  40. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  41. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  42. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  43. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  44. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  45. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  46. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  47. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  48. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  49. EXCEPT FOR MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS / MATTHEW 5:32
  50. HELL / MATTHEW 5:29
  51. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  52. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  53. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  54. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  55. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  56. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  57. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  58. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  59. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  60. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  61. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  62. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  63. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  64. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  65. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  66. SERMON ON THE MOUNT / MATTHEW 5-7
  67. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  68. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  69. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  70. ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / MATTHEW 4:8
  71. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6-7
  72. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  73. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  74. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  75. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  76. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  77. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  78. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  79. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  80. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  81. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  82. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  83. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  84. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  85. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1-2
  86. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  87. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  88. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  89. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  90. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID /MATTHEW 1:1
  91. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  92. CREWS N AWAY: ANCHORED IN GRACE

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HE … BLESSED THEM / LUKE 24:50

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 24:50

And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

He Blessed Them: Understanding the Power of God’s Blessing

In Luke 24:50, we find a powerful, final image of Jesus’ earthly ministry: “He lifted up his hands and blessed them.” As Christ ascended into heaven, His final act on earth was not a lecture or a warning, but a blessing.

God’s blessing on our lives is not a luxury; it is an absolute necessity. To truly understand what happened on that mountaintop, we have to look at what the Bible teaches about the profound nature of His blessing.

What is a Biblical Blessing?

In the New Testament, the Greek word for blessing is eulogia. Scripturally, this carries several deep meanings:

  • Success in our labor: A God-given gift causing our work to succeed (Deuteronomy 28:12).
  • Divine Presence: God’s actual presence remaining with us (Genesis 26:3).
  • Supernatural strength: God giving us inner power, strength, and help to do His will (Ephesians 3:16; Colossians 1:11).
  • Active transformation: God working in and through us to do good in the world (Philippians 2:13).

A Scriptural Journey of Blessing

The theme of blessing weaves through the entire fabric of Scripture. In the Old Testament, words related to blessing occur more than 400 times. The very first thing God did after creating humanity was to bless them (Genesis 1:28). He sustains His creation through blessing, and Israel’s history shows that blessings follow a choice to obey God (Deuteronomy 11:26).

In the New Testament, the entire mission of Jesus can be summarized by blessing. As Acts 3:26 states, God sent Jesus “to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.” We see Jesus blessing little children, blessing His disciples as He departs, and the Apostles carrying this blessing forward to build the early Church (Romans 15:29).

How to Receive the Lord’s Blessing

God’s blessing is not automatic—it is conditional on our choices. To position ourselves to receive His favor, Scripture outlines three clear requirements:

  1. Depend on Jesus: We must keep our focus entirely on Him for our families, ministries, and daily work (Hebrews 12:2).
  2. Walk in Obedience: We must actively love, trust, and obey His commands (Matthew 5:3-11).
  3. Remove Roadblocks: We must strip away anything from our lives that displeases Him, contradicts His purpose, or defies His standards (Romans 13:12).

Counterfeit Success vs. True Blessing

It is vital to remember that God’s blessing is not the same as earthly success, material wealth, or a life free of suffering.

The Bible makes it clear that external prosperity does not equate to God’s approval. God’s standards of wealth and success are often the exact opposite of human standards (1 Samuel 16:7; Luke 12:21). True blessing is found in the enduring presence, strength, and favor of God, no matter our physical circumstances.

When Jesus lifted His hands to bless His followers in Luke 24, He was equipping them with the ultimate tool for survival and victory: His grace.

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

We thank You for the beautiful image of Your Son, Jesus, lifting His hands to bless His disciples before ascending to glory. We recognize today that we cannot walk this journey alone; we desperately need Your blessing upon our lives, our families, and our daily work.

Forgive us for the times we have chased worldly success instead of Your divine presence. We ask that You grant us the strength, power, and help to live lives of radical obedience. Search our hearts, Lord, and help us remove any roadblock, sin, or distraction that stands in the way of Your favor.

May Your presence go before us, may Your grace cause our hands to prosper in Your will, and may Your Holy Spirit work through us to bring good to this world. We keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.

In Jesus’ mighty name, we pray. Amen.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. WHAT MY FATHER HAS PROMISED / LUKE 24:49
  2. REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS OF SINS – TO ALL NATIONS / LUKE 24:47
  3. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION / LUKE 24:46
  4. A GHOST DOES NOT HAVE FLESH / LUKE 24:39
  5. HE EXPLAINED … THE SCRIPTURES / LUKE 24:27
  6. JESUS … A PROPHET / LUKE 24:19
  7. JESUS HIMSELF CAME UP / LUKE 24:15
  8. HE HAS RISEN! / LUKE 24:6
  9. FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS / LUKE 23:46
  10. CURTAIN OF THE TEMPLE WAS TORN /LUKE 23:45
  11. YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE / LUKE 23:43
  12. THE PEOPLE STOOD WATCHING / LUKE 23:35
  13. SEVEN LAST SAYINGS OF CHRIST / LUKE 23:34
  14. SKULL – THEY CRUCIFIED HIM / LUKE 23:33
  15. TREE IS GREEN … DRY / LUKE 23:31
  16. SURRENDERED JESUS TO THEIR WILL / LUKE 23:25
  17. HAVE HIM PUNISHED / LUKE 23:22
  18. NO BASIS FOR YOUR CHARGES / LUKE 23:13-14
  19. MOCKED HIM … ELEGANT ROBE /LUKE 23:11
  20. JESUS BEFORE KING HEROD / LUKE 23:8-11
  21. ARE YOU THE KING OF THE JEWS? / LUKE 23:3
  22. PILATE / LUKE 23:1
  23. WEPT BITTERLY / LUKE 22:62
  24. THEN SEIZING HIM / LUKE 22:54
  25. SWEAT WAS LIKE DROPS OF BLOOD / LUKE 22:44
  26. THIS CUP / Luke 22:42
  27. PRAY THAT YOU WILL NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION / LUKE 22:40
  28. SWORD … BUY ONE / LUKE 22:36
  29. SATAN … SIFT YOU AS WHEAT / LUKE 22:31-32
  30. CONFER ON YOU A KINGDOM / LUKE 22:29-30
  31. STOOD BY ME / LUKE 22:28
  32. THE ONE WHO SERVES / LUKE 22:27
  33. TRUE GREATNESS / LUKE 22:24-30
  34. THE NEW COVENANT IN MY BLOOD / LUKE 22:20
  35. THE FRUIT OF THE VINE / Luke 22:18
  36. SATAN ENTERED JUDAS / LUKE 22:3
  37. PASSOVER / LUKE 22:1
  38. ESCAPE ALL THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN / LUKE 21:36
  39. DAY WILL CLOSE ON YOU UNEXPECTEDLY / LUKE 21:34
  40. THIS GENEATION / LUKE 31:32
  41. WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS HAPPENING / LUKE 21:31
  42. THE SON OF MAN COMING / LUKE 21:27
  43. SIGNS IN THE SUN MOON AND STARS / LUKE 21:25
  44. THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES / LUKE 21:24
  45. JERUSALEM BEING SURROUNDED WITH ARMIES / LUKE 21:20
  46. STANDING FIRM / LUKE 21:19
  47. NOT A HAIR … WILL PERISH / LUKE 21:18
  48. THEY WILL PUT SOME OF YOU TO DEATH / LUKE 21:16
  49. WHEN WILL THESE THINGS HAPPEN? LUKE 21:7-19
  50. WARS AND REVOLUTIONS / LUKE 21:9
  51. WATCH OUT THAT YOU ARE NOT DECEIVED /LUKE 21:8
  52. NOT ONE STONE WILL BE LEFT ON ANOTHER / LUKE 21:6
  53. THE WIDOW’S OFFERING / LUKE 21:1-4
  54. BEWARE OF THE TEACHERS OF THE LAW /LUKE 20:46
  55. DAVID CALLS HIM ‘LORD’ / LUKE 20:44
  56. LIKE THE ANGELS / LUKE 20:35-36
  57. SADDUCESS / LUKE 20:27
  58. THEN GIVE TO CAESAR / LUKE 20:25
  59. THAT STONE / LUKE 20:17-18
  60. GIVE THE VINEYARD TO OTHERS / LUKE 20:16
  61. THE PARABLE OF THE TENANTS / LUKE 20:9-16
  62. BY WHAT AUTHORITY? / LUKE 20:2
  63. DRIVING OUT THOSE WHO WERE SELLING / LUKE 19:45
  64. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU / LUKE 19:43
  65. SAW THE CITY HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  66. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY / LUKE 19:28-44
  67. WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN AWAY / LUKE 19:26
  68. YOU HAVE BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 19:17
  69. UNTIL I COME BACK / LUKE 19:13
  70. THOUGHT THE KINGDOM WAS GOING TO APPEAR / LUKE 19:11
  71. SEEK AND TO SAVE / LUKE 19:10
  72. I GIVE TO THE POOR / LUKE 19:8
  73. SPIRITUAL CONVERSION OF ZACHAEUS / LUKE 19:1-10
  74. SON OF DAVID / LUKE 18:38-39
  75. RECEIVE MANY TIMES AS MUCH / LUKE 18:30
  76. A RICH MAN … THE KINGDOM / LUKE 18:24-25
  77. SELL EVERYTHING YOU HAVE / LUKE 18:22
  78. LIKE A LITTLE CHILD / LUKE 18:16
  79. THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR / LUKE 18:9-14
  80. HE WILL SEE THAT THEY GET JUSTICE – WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH? / LUKE 18:8
  81. CHOSEN ONES WHO CRY OUT … DAY AND NIGHT / LUKE 18:7
  82. THEY SHOULD ALWAYS PRAY / LUKE 18:1
  83. A DEAD BODY … THE VULTURES / LUKE 17:37
  84. REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE! / LUKE 17:32
  85. ON THAT DAY / LUKE 17:31
  86. THE DAYS OF NOAH / LUKE 17:26
  87. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU / LUKE 17:20-21
  88. THANKED HIM / LUKE 17:16
  89. FAITH / LUKE 17:6
  90. IF HE REPENTS FORGIVE / LUKE 17:3
  91. MILLSTONE TIED AROUND HIS NECK / LUKE 17:2
  92. THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS / LUKE 16:19-31
  93. COMMITS ADULTERY / LUKE 16:18
  94. PHARISEES … LOVED MONEY / LUKE 16:14
  95. YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY / LUKE 16:13
  96. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 16:11
  97. WORLDLY WEALTH / LUKE 16:9
  98. COMMENDED THE DISHONEST MANAGER / LUKE 16:8
  99. BECAME ANGRY / LUKE 15:28
  100. THIS SON OF MINE … WAS LOST / LUKE 15:24
  101. WHILE HE WAS STILL A LONG WAY OFF – HIS FATHER SAW HIM AND WAS FILLED WITH COMPASSION / LUKE 15:20
  102. HE CAME TO HIS SENSES / LUKE 15:17
  103. SET OFF FOR A DISTANT COUNTRY / LUKE 15:13
  104. SEARCH CAREFULLY UNTIL SHE FINDS / LUKE 15:8
  105. REJOICING IN HEAVEN / LUKE 15:7
  106. THE LOST SHEEP / LUKE 15:4
  107. THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP / LUKE 14:28-33
  108. CARRY HIS CROSS / Luke 14:27
  109. DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER / LUKE 14:26-27
  110. THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24
  111. EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11
  112. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  113. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  114. LAST WILL BE FIRST / LUKE 13:30
  115. THE NARROW DOOR / LUKE 13:24
  116. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  117. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  118. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  119. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  120. FIG TREE CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  121. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  122. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  123. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  124. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  125. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  126. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  127. WAITING FOR THEIR MASTER /LUKE 12:36
  128. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  129. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  130. SELL YOUR POSSESSIONS / LUKE 12:33
  131. SEEK HIS KINGDOM / LUKE 12:31
  132. HOW MUCH MORE VALUABLE / LUKE 12:24
  133. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE / LUKE 12:22
  134. GUARD AGAINST GREED / LUKE 12:15
  135. BLASPHEMES AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 12:10
  136. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  137. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / LUKE 12:8
  138. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  139. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  140. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  141. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  142. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  143. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  144. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  145. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  146. GIVE HIM A SNAKE / LUKE 11:11
  147. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  148. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  149. THE LORD’S PRAYER / LUKE 11:1-4
  150. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:41-42
  151. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  152. LOVE THE LORD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR / LUKE 10:27
  153. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  154. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  155. SNAKES AND SCORPIONS / LUKE 10:19
  156. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  157. HEAL THE SICK … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 10:9
  158. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  159. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL
  160. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  161. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / LUKE 9:60
  162. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  163. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  164. UNBELIEVING GENERATION / LUKE 9:41
  165. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  166. SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 9:27
  167. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  168. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  169. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  170. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  171. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  172. HEROD THE TETRARCH / LUKE 9:7
  173. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  174. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT ALL DEMONS / LUKE 9:1
  175. DON’T BE AFRAID JUST BELIEVE / LUKE 8:50
  176. TOUCHED HIS CLOAK / LUKE 8:44
  177. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  178. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  179. WHOEVER HAS WILL BE GIVEN MORE / LUKE 8:18
  180. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  181. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  182. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / LUKE 8:12
  183. PARABLE OF THE SOWER / LUKE 8:5
  184. PARABLE / LUKE 8:4
  185. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  186. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  187. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  188. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  189. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  190. JOHN / LUKE 7:28
  191. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  192. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  193. SUCH GREAT FAITH / LUKE 7:9
  194. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 6:46
  195. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  196. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  197. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  198. DO NOT STOP HIM FROM TAKING YOUR TUNIC / LUKE 6:29
  199. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  200. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  201. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  202. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  203. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  204. YOU WHO WEEP / LUKE 6:21
  205. BLESSED YOU WHO ARE POOR / LUKE 6:20
  206. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  207. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  208. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  209. SABBATH / LUKE 6:1
  210. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  211. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / LUKE 5:37
  212. IN THOSE DAYS THEY WILL FAST / LUKE 5:35
  213. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  214. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  215. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  216. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:18
  217. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  218. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  219. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  220. HEALED THEM / LUKE 4:40
  221. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  222. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  223. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  224. THE SPIRIT ON ME / LUKE 4:18
  225. SATAN’S USE OF SCRIPTURE / LUKE 4:10
  226. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  227. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  228. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  229. JESUS FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  230. JESUS’ GENEALOGY / LUKE 3:23
  231. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  232. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  233. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  234. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  235. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE /LUKE 3:3
  236. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  237. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  238. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  239. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:39-40
  240. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  241. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:33-35
  242. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  243. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  244. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  245. THEY SPREAD THE WORD / LUKE 2:17-18
  246. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  247. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  248. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  249. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  250. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  251. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  252. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  253. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  254. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  255. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  256. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS OF THEIR CLILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  257. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  258. UPRIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD / LUKE 1:6
  259. DIVISION OF ABIJAH DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  260. THEOPHILUS / LUKE 1:1-4
  261. Crews N Away: Anchored in Grace

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WHAT MY FATHER HAS PROMISED / LUKE 24:49

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 24:49

 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

What My Father Has Promised: Waiting for Power from on High

In Luke 24:49, Jesus gives His disciples a crucial command alongside a breathtaking assurance: “I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

We often live in a rush to do—to build, to speak, to serve, and to change the world. But Jesus knew that doing God’s work without God’s power is a fast track to burnout and spiritual exhaustion. Before the disciples could take the Gospel to the ends of the earth, they had to wait for the promise of the Father.

A Promise Rooted in Scripture

This promise that would bring “power from on high” refers to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit—the moment God generously sent His Spirit to fill and empower His followers, which began at Pentecost (Acts 1:4; 2:4).

This was not a backup plan; it was the grand design. We find this beautiful promise woven throughout the fabric of Scripture:

The Posture of Waiting

How did the disciples wait? They didn’t pass the time in idle laziness. Acts 1:14 tells us that they devoted themselves to united and continued prayer as they waited for the fulfillment of the promise. They aligned their hearts, gathered in community, and persistently asked for what was promised.

Christ’s followers today who desire the baptism in the Holy Spirit should do the exact same. Waiting on God in prayer is never wasted time; it is the laboratory where our spiritual capacity is expanded.

We Need the Power Today

The world around us hasn’t grown any easier to navigate. After all, we need the same power and direction as they did in the early New Testament church to spread Christ’s message and do His work in our own communities and throughout the world.

If you feel weak, unequipped, or tired today, remember that the Father’s promise is for you. Step away from your own strength, gather with other believers, and seek the power that comes only from on high.

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for being a Promise Keeper. Thank You for not leaving us to do Your work in our own fragile strength, but for sending the Holy Spirit to fill, comfort, and empower us. Lord, we confess our need for You. We need the same supernatural power and clear direction today that the early church experienced. Clothe us afresh with power from on high. Fill us with Your Spirit so that we may boldly spread Your message and effectively do Your work in our neighborhoods and across the globe. We wait on You in faith. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS OF SINS – TO ALL NATIONS / LUKE 24:47
  2. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION / LUKE 24:46
  3. A GHOST DOES NOT HAVE FLESH / LUKE 24:39
  4. HE EXPLAINED … THE SCRIPTURES / LUKE 24:27
  5. JESUS … A PROPHET / LUKE 24:19
  6. JESUS HIMSELF CAME UP / LUKE 24:15
  7. HE HAS RISEN! / LUKE 24:6
  8. FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS / LUKE 23:46
  9. CURTAIN OF THE TEMPLE WAS TORN /LUKE 23:45
  10. YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE / LUKE 23:43
  11. THE PEOPLE STOOD WATCHING / LUKE 23:35
  12. SEVEN LAST SAYINGS OF CHRIST / LUKE 23:34
  13. SKULL – THEY CRUCIFIED HIM / LUKE 23:33
  14. TREE IS GREEN … DRY / LUKE 23:31
  15. SURRENDERED JESUS TO THEIR WILL / LUKE 23:25
  16. HAVE HIM PUNISHED / LUKE 23:22
  17. NO BASIS FOR YOUR CHARGES / LUKE 23:13-14
  18. MOCKED HIM … ELEGANT ROBE /LUKE 23:11
  19. JESUS BEFORE KING HEROD / LUKE 23:8-11
  20. ARE YOU THE KING OF THE JEWS? / LUKE 23:3
  21. PILATE / LUKE 23:1
  22. WEPT BITTERLY / LUKE 22:62
  23. THEN SEIZING HIM / LUKE 22:54
  24. SWEAT WAS LIKE DROPS OF BLOOD / LUKE 22:44
  25. THIS CUP / Luke 22:42
  26. PRAY THAT YOU WILL NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION / LUKE 22:40
  27. SWORD … BUY ONE / LUKE 22:36
  28. SATAN … SIFT YOU AS WHEAT / LUKE 22:31-32
  29. CONFER ON YOU A KINGDOM / LUKE 22:29-30
  30. STOOD BY ME / LUKE 22:28
  31. THE ONE WHO SERVES / LUKE 22:27
  32. TRUE GREATNESS / LUKE 22:24-30
  33. THE NEW COVENANT IN MY BLOOD / LUKE 22:20
  34. THE FRUIT OF THE VINE / Luke 22:18
  35. SATAN ENTERED JUDAS / LUKE 22:3
  36. PASSOVER / LUKE 22:1
  37. ESCAPE ALL THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN / LUKE 21:36
  38. DAY WILL CLOSE ON YOU UNEXPECTEDLY / LUKE 21:34
  39. THIS GENEATION / LUKE 31:32
  40. WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS HAPPENING / LUKE 21:31
  41. THE SON OF MAN COMING / LUKE 21:27
  42. SIGNS IN THE SUN MOON AND STARS / LUKE 21:25
  43. THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES / LUKE 21:24
  44. JERUSALEM BEING SURROUNDED WITH ARMIES / LUKE 21:20
  45. STANDING FIRM / LUKE 21:19
  46. NOT A HAIR … WILL PERISH / LUKE 21:18
  47. THEY WILL PUT SOME OF YOU TO DEATH / LUKE 21:16
  48. WHEN WILL THESE THINGS HAPPEN? LUKE 21:7-19
  49. WARS AND REVOLUTIONS / LUKE 21:9
  50. WATCH OUT THAT YOU ARE NOT DECEIVED /LUKE 21:8
  51. NOT ONE STONE WILL BE LEFT ON ANOTHER / LUKE 21:6
  52. THE WIDOW’S OFFERING / LUKE 21:1-4
  53. BEWARE OF THE TEACHERS OF THE LAW /LUKE 20:46
  54. DAVID CALLS HIM ‘LORD’ / LUKE 20:44
  55. LIKE THE ANGELS / LUKE 20:35-36
  56. SADDUCESS / LUKE 20:27
  57. THEN GIVE TO CAESAR / LUKE 20:25
  58. THAT STONE / LUKE 20:17-18
  59. GIVE THE VINEYARD TO OTHERS / LUKE 20:16
  60. THE PARABLE OF THE TENANTS / LUKE 20:9-16
  61. BY WHAT AUTHORITY? / LUKE 20:2
  62. DRIVING OUT THOSE WHO WERE SELLING / LUKE 19:45
  63. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU / LUKE 19:43
  64. SAW THE CITY HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  65. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY / LUKE 19:28-44
  66. WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN AWAY / LUKE 19:26
  67. YOU HAVE BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 19:17
  68. UNTIL I COME BACK / LUKE 19:13
  69. THOUGHT THE KINGDOM WAS GOING TO APPEAR / LUKE 19:11
  70. SEEK AND TO SAVE / LUKE 19:10
  71. I GIVE TO THE POOR / LUKE 19:8
  72. SPIRITUAL CONVERSION OF ZACHAEUS / LUKE 19:1-10
  73. SON OF DAVID / LUKE 18:38-39
  74. RECEIVE MANY TIMES AS MUCH / LUKE 18:30
  75. A RICH MAN … THE KINGDOM / LUKE 18:24-25
  76. SELL EVERYTHING YOU HAVE / LUKE 18:22
  77. LIKE A LITTLE CHILD / LUKE 18:16
  78. THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR / LUKE 18:9-14
  79. HE WILL SEE THAT THEY GET JUSTICE – WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH? / LUKE 18:8
  80. CHOSEN ONES WHO CRY OUT … DAY AND NIGHT / LUKE 18:7
  81. THEY SHOULD ALWAYS PRAY / LUKE 18:1
  82. A DEAD BODY … THE VULTURES / LUKE 17:37
  83. REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE! / LUKE 17:32
  84. ON THAT DAY / LUKE 17:31
  85. THE DAYS OF NOAH / LUKE 17:26
  86. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU / LUKE 17:20-21
  87. THANKED HIM / LUKE 17:16
  88. FAITH / LUKE 17:6
  89. IF HE REPENTS FORGIVE / LUKE 17:3
  90. MILLSTONE TIED AROUND HIS NECK / LUKE 17:2
  91. THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS / LUKE 16:19-31
  92. COMMITS ADULTERY / LUKE 16:18
  93. PHARISEES … LOVED MONEY / LUKE 16:14
  94. YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY / LUKE 16:13
  95. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 16:11
  96. WORLDLY WEALTH / LUKE 16:9
  97. COMMENDED THE DISHONEST MANAGER / LUKE 16:8
  98. BECAME ANGRY / LUKE 15:28
  99. THIS SON OF MINE … WAS LOST / LUKE 15:24
  100. WHILE HE WAS STILL A LONG WAY OFF – HIS FATHER SAW HIM AND WAS FILLED WITH COMPASSION / LUKE 15:20
  101. HE CAME TO HIS SENSES / LUKE 15:17
  102. SET OFF FOR A DISTANT COUNTRY / LUKE 15:13
  103. SEARCH CAREFULLY UNTIL SHE FINDS / LUKE 15:8
  104. REJOICING IN HEAVEN / LUKE 15:7
  105. THE LOST SHEEP / LUKE 15:4
  106. THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP / LUKE 14:28-33
  107. CARRY HIS CROSS / Luke 14:27
  108. DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER / LUKE 14:26-27
  109. THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24
  110. EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11
  111. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  112. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  113. LAST WILL BE FIRST / LUKE 13:30
  114. THE NARROW DOOR / LUKE 13:24
  115. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  116. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  117. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  118. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  119. FIG TREE CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  120. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  121. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  122. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  123. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  124. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  125. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  126. WAITING FOR THEIR MASTER /LUKE 12:36
  127. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  128. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  129. SELL YOUR POSSESSIONS / LUKE 12:33
  130. SEEK HIS KINGDOM / LUKE 12:31
  131. HOW MUCH MORE VALUABLE / LUKE 12:24
  132. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE / LUKE 12:22
  133. GUARD AGAINST GREED / LUKE 12:15
  134. BLASPHEMES AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 12:10
  135. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  136. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / LUKE 12:8
  137. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  138. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  139. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  140. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  141. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  142. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  143. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  144. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  145. GIVE HIM A SNAKE / LUKE 11:11
  146. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  147. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  148. THE LORD’S PRAYER / LUKE 11:1-4
  149. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:41-42
  150. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  151. LOVE THE LORD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR / LUKE 10:27
  152. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  153. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  154. SNAKES AND SCORPIONS / LUKE 10:19
  155. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  156. HEAL THE SICK … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 10:9
  157. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  158. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL
  159. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  160. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / LUKE 9:60
  161. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  162. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  163. UNBELIEVING GENERATION / LUKE 9:41
  164. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  165. SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 9:27
  166. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  167. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  168. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  169. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  170. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  171. HEROD THE TETRARCH / LUKE 9:7
  172. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  173. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT ALL DEMONS / LUKE 9:1
  174. DON’T BE AFRAID JUST BELIEVE / LUKE 8:50
  175. TOUCHED HIS CLOAK / LUKE 8:44
  176. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  177. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  178. WHOEVER HAS WILL BE GIVEN MORE / LUKE 8:18
  179. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  180. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  181. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / LUKE 8:12
  182. PARABLE OF THE SOWER / LUKE 8:5
  183. PARABLE / LUKE 8:4
  184. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  185. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  186. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  187. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  188. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  189. JOHN / LUKE 7:28
  190. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  191. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  192. SUCH GREAT FAITH / LUKE 7:9
  193. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 6:46
  194. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  195. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  196. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  197. DO NOT STOP HIM FROM TAKING YOUR TUNIC / LUKE 6:29
  198. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  199. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  200. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  201. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  202. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  203. YOU WHO WEEP / LUKE 6:21
  204. BLESSED YOU WHO ARE POOR / LUKE 6:20
  205. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  206. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  207. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  208. SABBATH / LUKE 6:1
  209. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  210. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / LUKE 5:37
  211. IN THOSE DAYS THEY WILL FAST / LUKE 5:35
  212. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  213. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  214. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  215. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:18
  216. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  217. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  218. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  219. HEALED THEM / LUKE 4:40
  220. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  221. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  222. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  223. THE SPIRIT ON ME / LUKE 4:18
  224. SATAN’S USE OF SCRIPTURE / LUKE 4:10
  225. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  226. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  227. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  228. JESUS FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  229. JESUS’ GENEALOGY / LUKE 3:23
  230. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  231. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  232. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  233. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  234. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE /LUKE 3:3
  235. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  236. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  237. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  238. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:39-40
  239. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  240. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:33-35
  241. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  242. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  243. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  244. THEY SPREAD THE WORD / LUKE 2:17-18
  245. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  246. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  247. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  248. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  249. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  250. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  251. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  252. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  253. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  254. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  255. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS OF THEIR CLILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  256. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  257. UPRIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD / LUKE 1:6
  258. DIVISION OF ABIJAH DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  259. THEOPHILUS / LUKE 1:1-4
  260. Crews N Away: Anchored in Grace

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REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS OF SINS – TO ALL NATIONS / LUKE 24:47

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(KJV) Luke 24:47

 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

The Whole Gospel for the Whole World: Understanding Luke 24:47

In the final chapter of Luke’s Gospel, the resurrected Jesus stands among His disciples, opening their minds to understand the Scriptures. He provides them with a profound summation of His mission and, subsequently, the mission of the Church. He declares that “repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” Within this single verse lies the dual heartbeat of the true gospel: a radical internal transformation and an unyielding global mission.

Repentance and Forgiveness: The Inseparable Core

Too often, the modern ears of believers are drawn strictly to the promise of forgiveness while filtering out the demand for repentance. Yet, Christ makes it undeniably clear that we cannot preach the comforting reality of absolution without the urgent call to turn away from sin. Offering salvation on the basis of an easy, transactional faith—one that demands a simple intellectual belief in Christ’s work without a commitment to obey His Word—delivers a false gospel.

True repentance is far more than a fleeting feeling of regret or a mere apology to God. It involves a complete, foundational change of attitude toward Him and a definitive change of direction in life. To repent means to honestly admit our sinful, rebellious way, actively leave it behind, and fully pursue God’s holy purposes. It is a surrender of our autonomy to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Forgiveness is the beautiful gift of grace that washes us clean, but repentance is the vehicle through which we turn our faces toward the Savior to receive it. This has always been the central, uncompromising message of the true gospel.

To All Nations: The Mandate of Christian Missions

The scope of this message is just as critical as its content. Jesus did not intend for the good news of repentance and forgiveness to remain a localized or exclusive treasure. By commanding that this message be taken “to all nations,” Christ Himself instituted Christian missions as a primary and mandatory task of the church.

Missions is not an afterthought, a specialized program for a select few, or a modern invention. It is the grand, overarching theme woven throughout the entire tapestry of Scripture. From the Old Testament promise that all nations would be blessed through Abraham’s seed, to the prophetic visions of Isaiah and the Psalms where the ends of the earth bow before the Creator, God’s heart has always been global. In the New Testament, this vision culminates in a direct commission. The church is explicitly called and required to send His message to other cultures, areas, and nations throughout the world.

As believers, we are called to examine our lives and our ministries against the backdrop of Luke 24:47. Are we living out and preaching a complete gospel that pairs genuine repentance with forgiveness? And are we actively participating in sending that message to the ends of the earth? Let us align our hearts with His, ensuring we do not shrink the message or narrow the borders of God’s global mandate.

A Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the clarity and power of Your Word. We praise You for the gift of forgiveness, bought at so great a cost through the death and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Lord, we ask that You search our hearts today. Grant us the grace and the humility to walk in true repentance. Help us to fully turn away from our own selfish, rebellious ways and to align our desires, actions, and minds with Your holy will. Deliver us from the deception of an easy faith, and give us a heart that longs for obedience.

We also pray for Your global mission. Fuel our hearts with a passion for all nations. Forgive us for when we become insular or indifferent to those who have not heard the good news. Equip us, send us, and use us to take the message of repentance and forgiveness to the ends of the earth, so that Your name may be glorified among every tribe, tongue, and nation. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION / LUKE 24:46
  2. A GHOST DOES NOT HAVE FLESH / LUKE 24:39
  3. HE EXPLAINED … THE SCRIPTURES / LUKE 24:27
  4. JESUS … A PROPHET / LUKE 24:19
  5. JESUS HIMSELF CAME UP / LUKE 24:15
  6. HE HAS RISEN! / LUKE 24:6
  7. FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS / LUKE 23:46
  8. CURTAIN OF THE TEMPLE WAS TORN /LUKE 23:45
  9. YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE / LUKE 23:43
  10. THE PEOPLE STOOD WATCHING / LUKE 23:35
  11. SEVEN LAST SAYINGS OF CHRIST / LUKE 23:34
  12. SKULL – THEY CRUCIFIED HIM / LUKE 23:33
  13. TREE IS GREEN … DRY / LUKE 23:31
  14. SURRENDERED JESUS TO THEIR WILL / LUKE 23:25
  15. HAVE HIM PUNISHED / LUKE 23:22
  16. NO BASIS FOR YOUR CHARGES / LUKE 23:13-14
  17. MOCKED HIM … ELEGANT ROBE /LUKE 23:11
  18. JESUS BEFORE KING HEROD / LUKE 23:8-11
  19. ARE YOU THE KING OF THE JEWS? / LUKE 23:3
  20. PILATE / LUKE 23:1
  21. WEPT BITTERLY / LUKE 22:62
  22. THEN SEIZING HIM / LUKE 22:54
  23. SWEAT WAS LIKE DROPS OF BLOOD / LUKE 22:44
  24. THIS CUP / Luke 22:42
  25. PRAY THAT YOU WILL NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION / LUKE 22:40
  26. SWORD … BUY ONE / LUKE 22:36
  27. SATAN … SIFT YOU AS WHEAT / LUKE 22:31-32
  28. CONFER ON YOU A KINGDOM / LUKE 22:29-30
  29. STOOD BY ME / LUKE 22:28
  30. THE ONE WHO SERVES / LUKE 22:27
  31. TRUE GREATNESS / LUKE 22:24-30
  32. THE NEW COVENANT IN MY BLOOD / LUKE 22:20
  33. THE FRUIT OF THE VINE / Luke 22:18
  34. SATAN ENTERED JUDAS / LUKE 22:3
  35. PASSOVER / LUKE 22:1
  36. ESCAPE ALL THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN / LUKE 21:36
  37. DAY WILL CLOSE ON YOU UNEXPECTEDLY / LUKE 21:34
  38. THIS GENEATION / LUKE 31:32
  39. WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS HAPPENING / LUKE 21:31
  40. THE SON OF MAN COMING / LUKE 21:27
  41. SIGNS IN THE SUN MOON AND STARS / LUKE 21:25
  42. THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES / LUKE 21:24
  43. JERUSALEM BEING SURROUNDED WITH ARMIES / LUKE 21:20
  44. STANDING FIRM / LUKE 21:19
  45. NOT A HAIR … WILL PERISH / LUKE 21:18
  46. THEY WILL PUT SOME OF YOU TO DEATH / LUKE 21:16
  47. WHEN WILL THESE THINGS HAPPEN? LUKE 21:7-19
  48. WARS AND REVOLUTIONS / LUKE 21:9
  49. WATCH OUT THAT YOU ARE NOT DECEIVED /LUKE 21:8
  50. NOT ONE STONE WILL BE LEFT ON ANOTHER / LUKE 21:6
  51. THE WIDOW’S OFFERING / LUKE 21:1-4
  52. BEWARE OF THE TEACHERS OF THE LAW /LUKE 20:46
  53. DAVID CALLS HIM ‘LORD’ / LUKE 20:44
  54. LIKE THE ANGELS / LUKE 20:35-36
  55. SADDUCESS / LUKE 20:27
  56. THEN GIVE TO CAESAR / LUKE 20:25
  57. THAT STONE / LUKE 20:17-18
  58. GIVE THE VINEYARD TO OTHERS / LUKE 20:16
  59. THE PARABLE OF THE TENANTS / LUKE 20:9-16
  60. BY WHAT AUTHORITY? / LUKE 20:2
  61. DRIVING OUT THOSE WHO WERE SELLING / LUKE 19:45
  62. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU / LUKE 19:43
  63. SAW THE CITY HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  64. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY / LUKE 19:28-44
  65. WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN AWAY / LUKE 19:26
  66. YOU HAVE BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 19:17
  67. UNTIL I COME BACK / LUKE 19:13
  68. THOUGHT THE KINGDOM WAS GOING TO APPEAR / LUKE 19:11
  69. SEEK AND TO SAVE / LUKE 19:10
  70. I GIVE TO THE POOR / LUKE 19:8
  71. SPIRITUAL CONVERSION OF ZACHAEUS / LUKE 19:1-10
  72. SON OF DAVID / LUKE 18:38-39
  73. RECEIVE MANY TIMES AS MUCH / LUKE 18:30
  74. A RICH MAN … THE KINGDOM / LUKE 18:24-25
  75. SELL EVERYTHING YOU HAVE / LUKE 18:22
  76. LIKE A LITTLE CHILD / LUKE 18:16
  77. THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR / LUKE 18:9-14
  78. HE WILL SEE THAT THEY GET JUSTICE – WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH? / LUKE 18:8
  79. CHOSEN ONES WHO CRY OUT … DAY AND NIGHT / LUKE 18:7
  80. THEY SHOULD ALWAYS PRAY / LUKE 18:1
  81. A DEAD BODY … THE VULTURES / LUKE 17:37
  82. REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE! / LUKE 17:32
  83. ON THAT DAY / LUKE 17:31
  84. THE DAYS OF NOAH / LUKE 17:26
  85. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU / LUKE 17:20-21
  86. THANKED HIM / LUKE 17:16
  87. FAITH / LUKE 17:6
  88. IF HE REPENTS FORGIVE / LUKE 17:3
  89. MILLSTONE TIED AROUND HIS NECK / LUKE 17:2
  90. THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS / LUKE 16:19-31
  91. COMMITS ADULTERY / LUKE 16:18
  92. PHARISEES … LOVED MONEY / LUKE 16:14
  93. YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY / LUKE 16:13
  94. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 16:11
  95. WORLDLY WEALTH / LUKE 16:9
  96. COMMENDED THE DISHONEST MANAGER / LUKE 16:8
  97. BECAME ANGRY / LUKE 15:28
  98. THIS SON OF MINE … WAS LOST / LUKE 15:24
  99. WHILE HE WAS STILL A LONG WAY OFF – HIS FATHER SAW HIM AND WAS FILLED WITH COMPASSION / LUKE 15:20
  100. HE CAME TO HIS SENSES / LUKE 15:17
  101. SET OFF FOR A DISTANT COUNTRY / LUKE 15:13
  102. SEARCH CAREFULLY UNTIL SHE FINDS / LUKE 15:8
  103. REJOICING IN HEAVEN / LUKE 15:7
  104. THE LOST SHEEP / LUKE 15:4
  105. THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP / LUKE 14:28-33
  106. CARRY HIS CROSS / Luke 14:27
  107. DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER / LUKE 14:26-27
  108. THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24
  109. EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11
  110. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  111. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  112. LAST WILL BE FIRST / LUKE 13:30
  113. THE NARROW DOOR / LUKE 13:24
  114. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  115. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  116. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  117. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  118. FIG TREE CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  119. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  120. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  121. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  122. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  123. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  124. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  125. WAITING FOR THEIR MASTER /LUKE 12:36
  126. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  127. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  128. SELL YOUR POSSESSIONS / LUKE 12:33
  129. SEEK HIS KINGDOM / LUKE 12:31
  130. HOW MUCH MORE VALUABLE / LUKE 12:24
  131. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE / LUKE 12:22
  132. GUARD AGAINST GREED / LUKE 12:15
  133. BLASPHEMES AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 12:10
  134. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  135. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / LUKE 12:8
  136. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  137. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  138. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  139. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  140. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  141. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  142. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  143. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  144. GIVE HIM A SNAKE / LUKE 11:11
  145. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  146. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  147. THE LORD’S PRAYER / LUKE 11:1-4
  148. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:41-42
  149. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  150. LOVE THE LORD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR / LUKE 10:27
  151. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  152. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  153. SNAKES AND SCORPIONS / LUKE 10:19
  154. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  155. HEAL THE SICK … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 10:9
  156. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  157. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL
  158. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  159. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / LUKE 9:60
  160. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  161. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  162. UNBELIEVING GENERATION / LUKE 9:41
  163. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  164. SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 9:27
  165. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  166. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  167. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  168. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  169. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  170. HEROD THE TETRARCH / LUKE 9:7
  171. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  172. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT ALL DEMONS / LUKE 9:1
  173. DON’T BE AFRAID JUST BELIEVE / LUKE 8:50
  174. TOUCHED HIS CLOAK / LUKE 8:44
  175. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  176. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  177. WHOEVER HAS WILL BE GIVEN MORE / LUKE 8:18
  178. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  179. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  180. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / LUKE 8:12
  181. PARABLE OF THE SOWER / LUKE 8:5
  182. PARABLE / LUKE 8:4
  183. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  184. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  185. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  186. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  187. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  188. JOHN / LUKE 7:28
  189. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  190. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  191. SUCH GREAT FAITH / LUKE 7:9
  192. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 6:46
  193. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  194. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  195. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  196. DO NOT STOP HIM FROM TAKING YOUR TUNIC / LUKE 6:29
  197. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  198. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  199. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  200. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  201. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  202. YOU WHO WEEP / LUKE 6:21
  203. BLESSED YOU WHO ARE POOR / LUKE 6:20
  204. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  205. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  206. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  207. SABBATH / LUKE 6:1
  208. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  209. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / LUKE 5:37
  210. IN THOSE DAYS THEY WILL FAST / LUKE 5:35
  211. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  212. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  213. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  214. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:18
  215. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  216. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  217. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  218. HEALED THEM / LUKE 4:40
  219. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  220. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  221. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  222. THE SPIRIT ON ME / LUKE 4:18
  223. SATAN’S USE OF SCRIPTURE / LUKE 4:10
  224. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  225. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  226. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  227. JESUS FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  228. JESUS’ GENEALOGY / LUKE 3:23
  229. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  230. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  231. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  232. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  233. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE /LUKE 3:3
  234. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  235. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  236. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  237. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:39-40
  238. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  239. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:33-35
  240. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  241. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  242. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  243. THEY SPREAD THE WORD / LUKE 2:17-18
  244. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  245. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  246. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  247. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  248. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  249. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  250. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  251. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  252. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  253. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  254. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS OF THEIR CLILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  255. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  256. UPRIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD / LUKE 1:6
  257. DIVISION OF ABIJAH DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  258. THEOPHILUS / LUKE 1:1-4
  259. Crews N Away: Anchored in Grace

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION / LUKE 24:46

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 24:46

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

The Cornerstone of Our Faith: Why the Resurrection Changes Everything

In Luke 24:46, Jesus stands among His disciples after defying the grave and declares: “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.”

This moment is not just a happy ending to a tragic story. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the absolute cornerstone of the Christian faith. Without it, our theology falls apart, but with it, everything changes.

Here is why the resurrection matters so deeply for us today:

1. It Validates Jesus’ Identity and Authority

Throughout His ministry, Jesus made bold claims. He claimed to be the Son of God, to have the power to forgive sins, and to be the only way to the Father. Anyone can make these claims, but Jesus backed them up by doing the impossible. By defeating death, He proved that He is exactly who He said He is—the sovereign Lord of all.

2. It Guarantees Our Justification

The cross was the place where our debts were paid, but the empty tomb is the receipt. The resurrection is proof that God accepted Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf. Because He lives, we are completely forgiven, justified, and made right in the sight of God.

3. It Promises Defeat Over Death

Death is humanity’s greatest enemy, but the resurrection stripped death of its power. Jesus was the “firstfruits” of those who have fallen asleep. His victory means that physical death is no longer a permanent end for believers, but a doorway into eternal life.

4. It Provides Power for Present Living

The same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives inside every believer today. We do not worship a dead historical figure; we serve a living Savior who actively empowers us to break chains of sin, endure hardships, and live with radical hope.

A Closing Prayer for Hope and Renewal

Heavenly Father,

We thank You for the glorious reality of the empty tomb. Thank You that Jesus did not remain in the grave, but rose again on the third day, just as the Scriptures foretold. Because He lives, we have a living hope that cannot be shaken by the trials of this world.

We pray that the power of the resurrection would actively transform our lives today. Roll away the stones of doubt, fear, and complacency in our hearts. Fill us with the Holy Spirit so that we may boldly witness to Your goodness and grace.

Fix our eyes on the promise of eternal life, and help us to walk in the newness of life every single day. We place our trust, our future, and our lives into Your living hands.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our risen Savior, Amen.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. A GHOST DOES NOT HAVE FLESH / LUKE 24:39
  2. HE EXPLAINED … THE SCRIPTURES / LUKE 24:27
  3. JESUS … A PROPHET / LUKE 24:19
  4. JESUS HIMSELF CAME UP / LUKE 24:15
  5. HE HAS RISEN! / LUKE 24:6
  6. FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS / LUKE 23:46
  7. CURTAIN OF THE TEMPLE WAS TORN /LUKE 23:45
  8. YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE / LUKE 23:43
  9. THE PEOPLE STOOD WATCHING / LUKE 23:35
  10. SEVEN LAST SAYINGS OF CHRIST / LUKE 23:34
  11. SKULL – THEY CRUCIFIED HIM / LUKE 23:33
  12. TREE IS GREEN … DRY / LUKE 23:31
  13. SURRENDERED JESUS TO THEIR WILL / LUKE 23:25
  14. HAVE HIM PUNISHED / LUKE 23:22
  15. NO BASIS FOR YOUR CHARGES / LUKE 23:13-14
  16. MOCKED HIM … ELEGANT ROBE /LUKE 23:11
  17. JESUS BEFORE KING HEROD / LUKE 23:8-11
  18. ARE YOU THE KING OF THE JEWS? / LUKE 23:3
  19. PILATE / LUKE 23:1
  20. WEPT BITTERLY / LUKE 22:62
  21. THEN SEIZING HIM / LUKE 22:54
  22. SWEAT WAS LIKE DROPS OF BLOOD / LUKE 22:44
  23. THIS CUP / Luke 22:42
  24. PRAY THAT YOU WILL NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION / LUKE 22:40
  25. SWORD … BUY ONE / LUKE 22:36
  26. SATAN … SIFT YOU AS WHEAT / LUKE 22:31-32
  27. CONFER ON YOU A KINGDOM / LUKE 22:29-30
  28. STOOD BY ME / LUKE 22:28
  29. THE ONE WHO SERVES / LUKE 22:27
  30. TRUE GREATNESS / LUKE 22:24-30
  31. THE NEW COVENANT IN MY BLOOD / LUKE 22:20
  32. THE FRUIT OF THE VINE / Luke 22:18
  33. SATAN ENTERED JUDAS / LUKE 22:3
  34. PASSOVER / LUKE 22:1
  35. ESCAPE ALL THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN / LUKE 21:36
  36. DAY WILL CLOSE ON YOU UNEXPECTEDLY / LUKE 21:34
  37. THIS GENEATION / LUKE 31:32
  38. WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS HAPPENING / LUKE 21:31
  39. THE SON OF MAN COMING / LUKE 21:27
  40. SIGNS IN THE SUN MOON AND STARS / LUKE 21:25
  41. THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES / LUKE 21:24
  42. JERUSALEM BEING SURROUNDED WITH ARMIES / LUKE 21:20
  43. STANDING FIRM / LUKE 21:19
  44. NOT A HAIR … WILL PERISH / LUKE 21:18
  45. THEY WILL PUT SOME OF YOU TO DEATH / LUKE 21:16
  46. WHEN WILL THESE THINGS HAPPEN? LUKE 21:7-19
  47. WARS AND REVOLUTIONS / LUKE 21:9
  48. WATCH OUT THAT YOU ARE NOT DECEIVED /LUKE 21:8
  49. NOT ONE STONE WILL BE LEFT ON ANOTHER / LUKE 21:6
  50. THE WIDOW’S OFFERING / LUKE 21:1-4
  51. BEWARE OF THE TEACHERS OF THE LAW /LUKE 20:46
  52. DAVID CALLS HIM ‘LORD’ / LUKE 20:44
  53. LIKE THE ANGELS / LUKE 20:35-36
  54. SADDUCESS / LUKE 20:27
  55. THEN GIVE TO CAESAR / LUKE 20:25
  56. THAT STONE / LUKE 20:17-18
  57. GIVE THE VINEYARD TO OTHERS / LUKE 20:16
  58. THE PARABLE OF THE TENANTS / LUKE 20:9-16
  59. BY WHAT AUTHORITY? / LUKE 20:2
  60. DRIVING OUT THOSE WHO WERE SELLING / LUKE 19:45
  61. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU / LUKE 19:43
  62. SAW THE CITY HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  63. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY / LUKE 19:28-44
  64. WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN AWAY / LUKE 19:26
  65. YOU HAVE BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 19:17
  66. UNTIL I COME BACK / LUKE 19:13
  67. THOUGHT THE KINGDOM WAS GOING TO APPEAR / LUKE 19:11
  68. SEEK AND TO SAVE / LUKE 19:10
  69. I GIVE TO THE POOR / LUKE 19:8
  70. SPIRITUAL CONVERSION OF ZACHAEUS / LUKE 19:1-10
  71. SON OF DAVID / LUKE 18:38-39
  72. RECEIVE MANY TIMES AS MUCH / LUKE 18:30
  73. A RICH MAN … THE KINGDOM / LUKE 18:24-25
  74. SELL EVERYTHING YOU HAVE / LUKE 18:22
  75. LIKE A LITTLE CHILD / LUKE 18:16
  76. THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR / LUKE 18:9-14
  77. HE WILL SEE THAT THEY GET JUSTICE – WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH? / LUKE 18:8
  78. CHOSEN ONES WHO CRY OUT … DAY AND NIGHT / LUKE 18:7
  79. THEY SHOULD ALWAYS PRAY / LUKE 18:1
  80. A DEAD BODY … THE VULTURES / LUKE 17:37
  81. REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE! / LUKE 17:32
  82. ON THAT DAY / LUKE 17:31
  83. THE DAYS OF NOAH / LUKE 17:26
  84. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU / LUKE 17:20-21
  85. THANKED HIM / LUKE 17:16
  86. FAITH / LUKE 17:6
  87. IF HE REPENTS FORGIVE / LUKE 17:3
  88. MILLSTONE TIED AROUND HIS NECK / LUKE 17:2
  89. THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS / LUKE 16:19-31
  90. COMMITS ADULTERY / LUKE 16:18
  91. PHARISEES … LOVED MONEY / LUKE 16:14
  92. YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY / LUKE 16:13
  93. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 16:11
  94. WORLDLY WEALTH / LUKE 16:9
  95. COMMENDED THE DISHONEST MANAGER / LUKE 16:8
  96. BECAME ANGRY / LUKE 15:28
  97. THIS SON OF MINE … WAS LOST / LUKE 15:24
  98. WHILE HE WAS STILL A LONG WAY OFF – HIS FATHER SAW HIM AND WAS FILLED WITH COMPASSION / LUKE 15:20
  99. HE CAME TO HIS SENSES / LUKE 15:17
  100. SET OFF FOR A DISTANT COUNTRY / LUKE 15:13
  101. SEARCH CAREFULLY UNTIL SHE FINDS / LUKE 15:8
  102. REJOICING IN HEAVEN / LUKE 15:7
  103. THE LOST SHEEP / LUKE 15:4
  104. THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP / LUKE 14:28-33
  105. CARRY HIS CROSS / Luke 14:27
  106. DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER / LUKE 14:26-27
  107. THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24
  108. EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11
  109. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  110. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  111. LAST WILL BE FIRST / LUKE 13:30
  112. THE NARROW DOOR / LUKE 13:24
  113. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  114. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  115. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  116. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  117. FIG TREE CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  118. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  119. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  120. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  121. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  122. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  123. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  124. WAITING FOR THEIR MASTER /LUKE 12:36
  125. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  126. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  127. SELL YOUR POSSESSIONS / LUKE 12:33
  128. SEEK HIS KINGDOM / LUKE 12:31
  129. HOW MUCH MORE VALUABLE / LUKE 12:24
  130. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE / LUKE 12:22
  131. GUARD AGAINST GREED / LUKE 12:15
  132. BLASPHEMES AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 12:10
  133. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  134. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / LUKE 12:8
  135. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  136. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  137. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  138. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  139. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  140. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  141. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  142. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  143. GIVE HIM A SNAKE / LUKE 11:11
  144. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  145. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  146. THE LORD’S PRAYER / LUKE 11:1-4
  147. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:41-42
  148. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  149. LOVE THE LORD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR / LUKE 10:27
  150. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  151. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  152. SNAKES AND SCORPIONS / LUKE 10:19
  153. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  154. HEAL THE SICK … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 10:9
  155. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  156. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL
  157. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  158. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / LUKE 9:60
  159. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  160. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  161. UNBELIEVING GENERATION / LUKE 9:41
  162. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  163. SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 9:27
  164. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  165. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  166. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  167. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  168. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  169. HEROD THE TETRARCH / LUKE 9:7
  170. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  171. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT ALL DEMONS / LUKE 9:1
  172. DON’T BE AFRAID JUST BELIEVE / LUKE 8:50
  173. TOUCHED HIS CLOAK / LUKE 8:44
  174. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  175. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  176. WHOEVER HAS WILL BE GIVEN MORE / LUKE 8:18
  177. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  178. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  179. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / LUKE 8:12
  180. PARABLE OF THE SOWER / LUKE 8:5
  181. PARABLE / LUKE 8:4
  182. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  183. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  184. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  185. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  186. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  187. JOHN / LUKE 7:28
  188. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  189. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  190. SUCH GREAT FAITH / LUKE 7:9
  191. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 6:46
  192. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  193. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  194. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  195. DO NOT STOP HIM FROM TAKING YOUR TUNIC / LUKE 6:29
  196. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  197. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  198. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  199. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  200. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  201. YOU WHO WEEP / LUKE 6:21
  202. BLESSED YOU WHO ARE POOR / LUKE 6:20
  203. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  204. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  205. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  206. SABBATH / LUKE 6:1
  207. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  208. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / LUKE 5:37
  209. IN THOSE DAYS THEY WILL FAST / LUKE 5:35
  210. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  211. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  212. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  213. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:18
  214. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  215. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  216. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  217. HEALED THEM / LUKE 4:40
  218. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  219. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  220. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  221. THE SPIRIT ON ME / LUKE 4:18
  222. SATAN’S USE OF SCRIPTURE / LUKE 4:10
  223. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  224. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  225. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  226. JESUS FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  227. JESUS’ GENEALOGY / LUKE 3:23
  228. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  229. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  230. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  231. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  232. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE /LUKE 3:3
  233. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  234. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  235. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  236. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:39-40
  237. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  238. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:33-35
  239. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  240. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  241. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  242. THEY SPREAD THE WORD / LUKE 2:17-18
  243. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  244. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  245. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  246. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  247. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  248. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  249. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  250. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  251. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  252. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  253. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS OF THEIR CLILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  254. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  255. UPRIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD / LUKE 1:6
  256. DIVISION OF ABIJAH DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  257. THEOPHILUS / LUKE 1:1-4
  258. Crews N Away: Anchored in Grace

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A GHOST DOES NOT HAVE FLESH / LUKE 24:39

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 24:39

Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

More Than a Phantom: Embracing the Physical Reality of the Resurrection

In a world filled with abstract concepts and spiritualized ideas, it is easy to relegate the resurrection of Jesus Christ to the realm of the poetic. We talk about his memory living on in our hearts, or his spirit guiding our paths. But on that first Easter Sunday, as the disciples huddled together in fear and confusion, Jesus shattered their assumptions with a startlingly grounded declaration.

In the Gospel of Luke 24:39, the risen Savior stands among his terrified followers and says, “Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

When Jesus appeared in that locked room, the disciples did not immediately break into songs of praise. Instead, they were startled and frightened, assuming they were seeing a phantom or a ghost. Their reaction was entirely human. They knew Jesus had died. They knew his body had been mangled on a Roman cross and sealed behind a massive stone. The only logical explanation their minds could conjure was that his restless spirit was visiting them.

But Jesus firmly corrected this superstition. He did not want them to settle for a disembodied memory. He invited them to engage their physical senses—to look at the nail marks, to reach out their hands, and to feel the solid reality of his resurrected flesh and bones. To prove the point even further, he later sat with them and ate a piece of broiled fish. Ghosts do not eat dinner.

This physical reality matters immensely for our faith today. The resurrection is not a metaphor. Christ’s victory over death was a literal, physical triumph. By raising Jesus bodily from the grave, God affirmed the goodness of creation and the tangible value of our human existence. It means that the ultimate hope of the Christian faith is not an eternity as floating, shapeless spirits in an ethereal cloud, but a future restoration where our own bodies will be redeemed and perfected.

When you encounter doubts or feel like your faith has become nothing more than a list of intellectual concepts, remember the scars of Jesus. He still bears the marks of his love for you, preserved in a resurrected body that is as real today as it was in that upper room. He invites us to look, to believe, and to find anchoring peace in the historical reality of the empty tomb.

Closing Prayer

Lord Jesus, we praise You as the resurrected and reigning King. Forgive us for the times we spiritualize Your truth or treat Your victory as a mere story. Thank You for the physical reality of Your resurrection, which guarantees our eternal hope and proves that death has been fully swallowed up in victory. When doubts rise in our hearts and fear threatens to steal our peace, open our eyes to see You clearly. Let the truth of Your nail-pierced hands and feet ground our faith today. Fill us with the joy of Your presence and empower us to live as bold witnesses of Your living reality. In Your holy and mighty name, we pray. Amen.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. HE EXPLAINED … THE SCRIPTURES / LUKE 24:27
  2. JESUS … A PROPHET / LUKE 24:19
  3. JESUS HIMSELF CAME UP / LUKE 24:15
  4. HE HAS RISEN! / LUKE 24:6
  5. FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS / LUKE 23:46
  6. CURTAIN OF THE TEMPLE WAS TORN /LUKE 23:45
  7. YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE / LUKE 23:43
  8. THE PEOPLE STOOD WATCHING / LUKE 23:35
  9. SEVEN LAST SAYINGS OF CHRIST / LUKE 23:34
  10. SKULL – THEY CRUCIFIED HIM / LUKE 23:33
  11. TREE IS GREEN … DRY / LUKE 23:31
  12. SURRENDERED JESUS TO THEIR WILL / LUKE 23:25
  13. HAVE HIM PUNISHED / LUKE 23:22
  14. NO BASIS FOR YOUR CHARGES / LUKE 23:13-14
  15. MOCKED HIM … ELEGANT ROBE /LUKE 23:11
  16. JESUS BEFORE KING HEROD / LUKE 23:8-11
  17. ARE YOU THE KING OF THE JEWS? / LUKE 23:3
  18. PILATE / LUKE 23:1
  19. WEPT BITTERLY / LUKE 22:62
  20. THEN SEIZING HIM / LUKE 22:54
  21. SWEAT WAS LIKE DROPS OF BLOOD / LUKE 22:44
  22. THIS CUP / Luke 22:42
  23. PRAY THAT YOU WILL NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION / LUKE 22:40
  24. SWORD … BUY ONE / LUKE 22:36
  25. SATAN … SIFT YOU AS WHEAT / LUKE 22:31-32
  26. CONFER ON YOU A KINGDOM / LUKE 22:29-30
  27. STOOD BY ME / LUKE 22:28
  28. THE ONE WHO SERVES / LUKE 22:27
  29. TRUE GREATNESS / LUKE 22:24-30
  30. THE NEW COVENANT IN MY BLOOD / LUKE 22:20
  31. THE FRUIT OF THE VINE / Luke 22:18
  32. SATAN ENTERED JUDAS / LUKE 22:3
  33. PASSOVER / LUKE 22:1
  34. ESCAPE ALL THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN / LUKE 21:36
  35. DAY WILL CLOSE ON YOU UNEXPECTEDLY / LUKE 21:34
  36. THIS GENEATION / LUKE 31:32
  37. WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS HAPPENING / LUKE 21:31
  38. THE SON OF MAN COMING / LUKE 21:27
  39. SIGNS IN THE SUN MOON AND STARS / LUKE 21:25
  40. THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES / LUKE 21:24
  41. JERUSALEM BEING SURROUNDED WITH ARMIES / LUKE 21:20
  42. STANDING FIRM / LUKE 21:19
  43. NOT A HAIR … WILL PERISH / LUKE 21:18
  44. THEY WILL PUT SOME OF YOU TO DEATH / LUKE 21:16
  45. WHEN WILL THESE THINGS HAPPEN? LUKE 21:7-19
  46. WARS AND REVOLUTIONS / LUKE 21:9
  47. WATCH OUT THAT YOU ARE NOT DECEIVED /LUKE 21:8
  48. NOT ONE STONE WILL BE LEFT ON ANOTHER / LUKE 21:6
  49. THE WIDOW’S OFFERING / LUKE 21:1-4
  50. BEWARE OF THE TEACHERS OF THE LAW /LUKE 20:46
  51. DAVID CALLS HIM ‘LORD’ / LUKE 20:44
  52. LIKE THE ANGELS / LUKE 20:35-36
  53. SADDUCESS / LUKE 20:27
  54. THEN GIVE TO CAESAR / LUKE 20:25
  55. THAT STONE / LUKE 20:17-18
  56. GIVE THE VINEYARD TO OTHERS / LUKE 20:16
  57. THE PARABLE OF THE TENANTS / LUKE 20:9-16
  58. BY WHAT AUTHORITY? / LUKE 20:2
  59. DRIVING OUT THOSE WHO WERE SELLING / LUKE 19:45
  60. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU / LUKE 19:43
  61. SAW THE CITY HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  62. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY / LUKE 19:28-44
  63. WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN AWAY / LUKE 19:26
  64. YOU HAVE BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 19:17
  65. UNTIL I COME BACK / LUKE 19:13
  66. THOUGHT THE KINGDOM WAS GOING TO APPEAR / LUKE 19:11
  67. SEEK AND TO SAVE / LUKE 19:10
  68. I GIVE TO THE POOR / LUKE 19:8
  69. SPIRITUAL CONVERSION OF ZACHAEUS / LUKE 19:1-10
  70. SON OF DAVID / LUKE 18:38-39
  71. RECEIVE MANY TIMES AS MUCH / LUKE 18:30
  72. A RICH MAN … THE KINGDOM / LUKE 18:24-25
  73. SELL EVERYTHING YOU HAVE / LUKE 18:22
  74. LIKE A LITTLE CHILD / LUKE 18:16
  75. THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR / LUKE 18:9-14
  76. HE WILL SEE THAT THEY GET JUSTICE – WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH? / LUKE 18:8
  77. CHOSEN ONES WHO CRY OUT … DAY AND NIGHT / LUKE 18:7
  78. THEY SHOULD ALWAYS PRAY / LUKE 18:1
  79. A DEAD BODY … THE VULTURES / LUKE 17:37
  80. REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE! / LUKE 17:32
  81. ON THAT DAY / LUKE 17:31
  82. THE DAYS OF NOAH / LUKE 17:26
  83. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU / LUKE 17:20-21
  84. THANKED HIM / LUKE 17:16
  85. FAITH / LUKE 17:6
  86. IF HE REPENTS FORGIVE / LUKE 17:3
  87. MILLSTONE TIED AROUND HIS NECK / LUKE 17:2
  88. THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS / LUKE 16:19-31
  89. COMMITS ADULTERY / LUKE 16:18
  90. PHARISEES … LOVED MONEY / LUKE 16:14
  91. YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY / LUKE 16:13
  92. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TRUSTWORTHY / LUKE 16:11
  93. WORLDLY WEALTH / LUKE 16:9
  94. COMMENDED THE DISHONEST MANAGER / LUKE 16:8
  95. BECAME ANGRY / LUKE 15:28
  96. THIS SON OF MINE … WAS LOST / LUKE 15:24
  97. WHILE HE WAS STILL A LONG WAY OFF – HIS FATHER SAW HIM AND WAS FILLED WITH COMPASSION / LUKE 15:20
  98. HE CAME TO HIS SENSES / LUKE 15:17
  99. SET OFF FOR A DISTANT COUNTRY / LUKE 15:13
  100. SEARCH CAREFULLY UNTIL SHE FINDS / LUKE 15:8
  101. REJOICING IN HEAVEN / LUKE 15:7
  102. THE LOST SHEEP / LUKE 15:4
  103. THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP / LUKE 14:28-33
  104. CARRY HIS CROSS / Luke 14:27
  105. DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER / LUKE 14:26-27
  106. THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24
  107. EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11
  108. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  109. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  110. LAST WILL BE FIRST / LUKE 13:30
  111. THE NARROW DOOR / LUKE 13:24
  112. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  113. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  114. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  115. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  116. FIG TREE CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  117. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  118. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  119. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  120. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  121. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  122. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  123. WAITING FOR THEIR MASTER /LUKE 12:36
  124. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  125. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  126. SELL YOUR POSSESSIONS / LUKE 12:33
  127. SEEK HIS KINGDOM / LUKE 12:31
  128. HOW MUCH MORE VALUABLE / LUKE 12:24
  129. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE / LUKE 12:22
  130. GUARD AGAINST GREED / LUKE 12:15
  131. BLASPHEMES AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 12:10
  132. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  133. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / LUKE 12:8
  134. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  135. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  136. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  137. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  138. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  139. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  140. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  141. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  142. GIVE HIM A SNAKE / LUKE 11:11
  143. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  144. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  145. THE LORD’S PRAYER / LUKE 11:1-4
  146. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:41-42
  147. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  148. LOVE THE LORD AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR / LUKE 10:27
  149. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  150. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  151. SNAKES AND SCORPIONS / LUKE 10:19
  152. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  153. HEAL THE SICK … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 10:9
  154. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  155. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL
  156. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  157. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / LUKE 9:60
  158. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  159. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  160. UNBELIEVING GENERATION / LUKE 9:41
  161. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  162. SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 9:27
  163. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  164. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  165. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  166. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  167. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  168. HEROD THE TETRARCH / LUKE 9:7
  169. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  170. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT ALL DEMONS / LUKE 9:1
  171. DON’T BE AFRAID JUST BELIEVE / LUKE 8:50
  172. TOUCHED HIS CLOAK / LUKE 8:44
  173. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  174. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  175. WHOEVER HAS WILL BE GIVEN MORE / LUKE 8:18
  176. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  177. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  178. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / LUKE 8:12
  179. PARABLE OF THE SOWER / LUKE 8:5
  180. PARABLE / LUKE 8:4
  181. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  182. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  183. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  184. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  185. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  186. JOHN / LUKE 7:28
  187. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  188. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  189. SUCH GREAT FAITH / LUKE 7:9
  190. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 6:46
  191. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  192. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  193. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  194. DO NOT STOP HIM FROM TAKING YOUR TUNIC / LUKE 6:29
  195. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  196. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  197. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  198. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  199. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  200. YOU WHO WEEP / LUKE 6:21
  201. BLESSED YOU WHO ARE POOR / LUKE 6:20
  202. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  203. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  204. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  205. SABBATH / LUKE 6:1
  206. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  207. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / LUKE 5:37
  208. IN THOSE DAYS THEY WILL FAST / LUKE 5:35
  209. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  210. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  211. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  212. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:18
  213. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  214. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  215. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  216. HEALED THEM / LUKE 4:40
  217. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  218. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  219. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  220. THE SPIRIT ON ME / LUKE 4:18
  221. SATAN’S USE OF SCRIPTURE / LUKE 4:10
  222. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  223. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  224. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  225. JESUS FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  226. JESUS’ GENEALOGY / LUKE 3:23
  227. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  228. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  229. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  230. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  231. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE /LUKE 3:3
  232. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  233. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  234. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  235. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:39-40
  236. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  237. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:33-35
  238. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  239. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  240. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  241. THEY SPREAD THE WORD / LUKE 2:17-18
  242. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  243. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  244. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  245. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  246. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  247. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  248. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  249. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  250. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  251. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  252. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS OF THEIR CLILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  253. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  254. UPRIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD / LUKE 1:6
  255. DIVISION OF ABIJAH DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  256. THEOPHILUS / LUKE 1:1-4
  257. Crews N Away: Anchored in Grace

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