‘And he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”‘ (Luke 6:5 ESV). The Pharisees accused Jesus’ disciples of breaking the Sabbath because they picked grain while walking through a field. While the fourth commandment instructs God’s people to “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Ex. 20:8), the Pharisees
‘And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him’ (Luke 5:13 ESV). A man with leprosy fell on his face before Jesus saying, “Lord if you are willing, you can make me clean.” And the Lord, who could’ve healed him from a distance, came
“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch” (Luke 5:4 ESV). After Peter had fished all night, catching nothing, Jesus came to him and asked to use his boat. He needed it as a speaking platform to teach the crowds gathered there to hear Him. When He finished speaking, He
‘And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”’ (Luke 4:22 ESV). After Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness being tested, He returned to the town of Nazareth where He had grown up. He attended the local synagogue and chose the passage from the Isaiah scroll that spoke of the Anointed One, the Messiah, who
“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken” (Psalms 62:5-6 ESV). David instructed his soul to wait silently for God alone. Perhaps his soul was feeling impatient and anxious. The two often go
‘John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”‘ (Luke 3:16 ESV). John the Baptist was the forerunner of Christ and the herald who
“After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions” (Luke 2:46 ESV). Twelve year old Jesus traveled with his family to Jerusalem for the Passover festival as they did every year. They traveled with a large entourage of friends and family from Nazareth. It
“So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel” (Numbers 25:3 ESV). Balaam was unable to curse Israel because they were under God’s blessing. So according to Numbers 31:16 he advised another way to harm them from within by tempting them to worship other gods. The
I’ve been following the S.O.A.P. method for writing my devotions for some time, but today I thought I’d make it more obvious… SCRIPTURE:“And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.” (Luke 1:64, ESV) OBSERVATION:In today’s New Testament reading from Luke, Zechariah was made mute by the Lord for
‘And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us”‘ (Numbers 21:7 ESV). There are different types of snake venom. Hemotoxic venom attacks the heart and blood, neurotoxic venom affects the nervous