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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! Luke 13:34 What a heartbreak we must be to Jesus! He longs to bring us …
‘Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ Luke 13:33 Jesus tells those who have come to warn him of King Herod’s threat against Him that He will be going about His ministry as usual. He also …
Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal. (Luke 13:32) Some Pharisees had come to warn Jesus that King Herod was plotting to kill Him, but in today’s reading Jesus responds that He will …
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” (Luke 13:31) It is no surprise that Herod would be threatened by Jesus and want Him dead. Herod was the King of the Jews by title under Roman rule. His father, the first King …
When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. (Luke 4:13) Jesus had been as sorely tempted as any human in history. The devil thought if he could only cause God’s Son to stumble as had the children of God, he could ruin God’s plan of salvation. The devil …
Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’” Luke 4:8 God had something special in mind when He created us, a unique relationship based on love and caring. Everything we see, everything we have, and everything we are comes as a gift from Him, and without Him we …
Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ Luke 4:9-10 Satan comes to us in a variety of …
Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” (Luke 4:12) There is a difference between asking God for help and asking Him to prove Himself. Satan challenges Jesus in this way when he says “if you’re really the son of God…”. We hear Jesus similarly challenged by …
Ash Wednesday Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. (Psalms 51:10-12) As we begin our observance of …
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’” (Luke 4:3-4) Jesus was in a tough spot, weakened by His fasting when Satan came to Him. The temptation to turn …