Luke 11

What an encouragement this chapter is... for those who trully seek God the door will be opened.

How vital it is that we obey God when we hear his voice speaking.

Luke 21

Watch out...
Make up your mind not to worry...
By standing firm you will gain life...
Stand up and lift up your heads...
Be careful...
Be always on the watch...
Pray...
Stand before the Son of Man...

There is nothing passive about the Christian walk. Yet the above is only possible through the work of the Holy Spirit in us. As we look to Christ He will equip us for this walk amidst all the pressures of this world.

Luke 9

The instruction of Jesus at the beginning of this chapter has always intrigued me and challenged me. What faith the disciples would have needed to obey!

Luke 20

Vs 18: It is better to fall on Christ & in our brokenness allow Him to heal & make new than to get to the end of our life & for Him to say 'I never knew you'.

Vs 45-47. Man looks on the outside but God looks on the heart.

Luke 19

Zacchaeus was seeking Jesus & when Jesus found him Zacchaeus responded quickly & openly:
"he hurried and came down and received him joyfully".

He was filled with conviction & offered quickly to pay back where he had defrauded. His gift from Jesus was salvation. Zacchaeus contrasts the rich ruler in the previous chapter who wanted to inherit eternal life yet was sad at parting with his wealth. It is a challenge to put aside our treasures for the sake of Christ yet there is no greater reward than the gift of salvation.

luke 17 & 18

Thank God he takes our mustard seed grain of faith as a start.

We need to persist & not give up seeking & asking: as in the persistent widow & also the blind beggar. The beggar was bold enough even to cry out to Jesus when others rebuked him & he did not give up the first time he cried out.

Luke 16

God knows the heart. He sees what is done in public & what is done in private.