by Will | Dec 14, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Luke 11:44 (NIV) “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without knowing it.” Of all the woes that Jesus pronounced over the Pharisees, this one struck the deepest. So far all of His condemnations focused on their deficiencies of...
by Will | Dec 13, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Luke 11:43 (NIV) “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.” One of the big problems that the Pharisees had is what is commonly called “mission drift.” To become a Pharisee was a process that...
by Will | Dec 13, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Luke 11:42 (NIV) “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.” This statement of Jesus...
by Will | Dec 11, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Luke 11:37-41 (NIV) When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised. Then the Lord said to him, “Now then,...
by Will | Dec 11, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Luke 11:33-36 (NIV) “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is...
by Will | Dec 7, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Luke 11:29-32 (NIV) As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. The...
