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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 16:22b-23 the soul in hell
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 16:22b-23 The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In hell, where he was in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus was by his side. Jesus elegantly pictures the soul of Lazarus carried to heaven by angels, but there is no corresponding […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 16:19-22a poor Lazarus
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 16:19-22a The Story of the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus This story is perplexing. Often called a parable, it has none of the hallmarks of a parable except that it is a story with an application. But if a parable is “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning,” this is […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 16:17-18 one pen stroke
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 16:17-18 Jesus is continuing his instructions about the Law and the Prophets (16:16). 17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one pen stroke to fall from the Law. A keraia (κεραία) is a stroke of a pen. Sometimes it’s a flourish, like the […]
God’s Word for You – Jonah 2:8 worthless vapors
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JONAH 2:8 8 Those who seize worthless vapors forsake mercy. A “worthless vapor” in Hebrew is hevley-shau, “vapors of emptiness.” Eve named her second son Hevel (Abel, vapor, Gen. 4:2), perhaps because she realized how temporary life was going to be now that sin and death had entered into the […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 16:16 everyone forces his way into it
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 16:16 16 “The Law and the Prophets were preached until John. Since then, the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.” The Pharisees were accusing Jesus of doing away with the Law of Moses by his Gospel preaching. But they are […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 16:13-15 an abomination
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 16:13-15 13 “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 16:10-12 true riches
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 16:10-12 10 “One who is trustworthy with a little is also trustworthy with a lot, and one who is dishonest with a little is also dishonest with a lot. 11 So if you have not been faithful with dishonest wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? 12 And if […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 16:5-9 Be shrewd
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 16:5-9 5 He summoned each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 He said, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.’ He said to him, ‘Quick. Take your bill, sit down and write fifty.’ 7 Then he asked another, ‘And how […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 16:1-4 use whatever we have for eternal good
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 16:1-4 In the Parable of the Shrewd Manager, Jesus shows that worldly wealth should be used wisely for the eternal benefit of people—of course, not buying one’s way into heaven, but using the treasure God gives us to carry out the work of the kingdom. 16 Jesus also said to […]
God’s Word for You – Jonah 2:7 your holy temple
JONAH 2:7 7 When my life was fading away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you in your holy temple. At this point of Jonah’s psalm, we might ask: is this still something prayed in the belly of the huge fish, or is this something he recalls later as […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 15:21-32 lost and found
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 15:31-32 31 The father said, ‘My child, you are always with me and all I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because your brother was dead and now is alive. He was lost and is found.’” Listen to the father’s gentle, loving word, “My […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 15:25-30 The music of forgiveness
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 15:25-30 25 Now the older son was out in a field, and on his way back, as he got closer to the house, he could hear music and dancing. Before we continue with this part of the parable and its important message for us, I want to comment on the […]
