Luke 14:11 Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. A friend and I were recently discussing an individual whom we find to be quite prideful. The maddening thing, in our estimation, is that this person remains completely blind to that pride. We would never act like that. We…
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Luke 13:2 Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? A couple times over the last week, I have been drawn into a conversation regarding the weight of sin. Are some behaviors worse than others? Is the drug dealer more evil than the thief? Is…
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Luke 12:25,29,31 Which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you. In Alcoholics Anonymous, it is common to open…
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Luke 12:15 One’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. I am hesitant to write this story as it is the kind of story at which I am prone to roll my eyes. It is important though, so I am going to tell it and if you roll your eyes, I will…
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Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. Admittedly, I see addiction everywhere. Because of my own experience with addiction and my need to understand my flesh nature, I have come to see defect in everyone. In my defense, it…
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Luke 11:23 Whoever is not with me is against me… The temptation, when I read this verse, is to think that it has no application to me today. In this passage, Jesus said that everyone consciously chooses to follow him, or by default, they oppose him. As I became a Christian long ago, I have made my…
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Luke 11:9 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you…. How much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! When I was in junior high, I watched a certain boxing movie in which the star-spangled…
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Luke 10:41 Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Admittedly, there are defects of which I know little. Though I have many flaws, being overly organized is not one of them. So, I had to stretch a little to come up with some way in which I…
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Luke 10:27 You shall love… your neighbor as yourself. As I was out for a long run yesterday, contemplating this passage, I was reminded of my own Samaritan moment. In the story of the Good Samaritan, a lawyer questioned Jesus about his command to love thy neighbor. Who is my neighbor? The lawyer wanted to…
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