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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 6:10-11 law and gospel
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 6:10-11 10 He looked around at them all, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus. Was this an act of the […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 6:6-9 The purpose of the law
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 6:6-9 Jesus Heals a Man With a Withered Hand (Matthew 12:9-15; Mark 3:1-6) 6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught. A man was there whose right hand was withered. The Greek xeros (ξηρός) means “dry” or “paralyzed,” but “withered” is probably a better translation here, as […]
God’s Word for You – Psalm 133 The fellowship of faith
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 133 (NASB, New American Standard Bible) Psalm 133 A Song of Ascents, of David. This is the next-to-last of the fourteen Songs of Ascents (Psalm 134 is a benediction). It is “a celebration of the true unity and fellowship which God’s people enjoy when they gather in his presence” (Brug, […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 6:3-5 Lord of the Sabbath
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 6:3-5 3 Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, took the Bread of the Presence, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat. He also gave some to his companions.” Jesus […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 6:3-5 Lord of the Sabbath
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 6:3-5 3 Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, took the Bread of the Presence, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat. He also gave some to his companions.” Jesus […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 6:1-2 Pharisees and Sadducees
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 6:1-2 Lord of the Sabbath (Matthew 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28) 6 One Sabbath, when Jesus was going through the grain fields, his disciples were picking and eating heads of grain after rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 5:39 Is the old always better?
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 5:39 39 And no one who is drinking old wine wants new, because he says, ‘The old is fine.’” There are a couple of different words in Greek for “new.” They’re both back in verse 38: neos (νέος) meaning new in age, and kainos (καινός) meaning a better quality, or […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 5:37-38 new wine needs new wineskins
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 5:37-38 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins. The wine will spill out, and the skins will be ruined. 38 No: new wine must be put into fresh wineskins so both will be preserved. In the parable […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 5:36 A new patch
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 5:36 36 He told them a parable: Luke calls what follows a parable, and I think it’s appropriate to label all three of the sayings in verses 36-39 as separate parables about the same subject. A. A new patch on an old garment (36) B. New wine into old wineskins […]
God’s Word for You – Psalm 71:22-24 We are protected by the blood of the holy cross
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 71:22-24 22 I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you– I, whom you have redeemed. 24 My tongue […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 5:33-35 the bridegroom will be taken away
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 5:33-35 A Question About Fasting (Matthew 9:14-17; Mark 2:18-22) 33 Some men said to him, “John’s disciples fast and pray often, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” The men mentioned here seem to have asked their question at the same time […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 5:29-32 hospitals for souls
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 5:29-32 29 Levi gave a large banquet for Jesus at his house. There was a large crowd of tax collectors and others eating with them. An antecedent is an important part of grammar in any language. An antecedent is the word that a pronoun (“he,” “she,” etc.) stands for. Maybe […]
