And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 169 – Commentary Luke 6:32-33 – How do I love those who don’t love me?
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. (Luke 6:32-33) Abraham Lincoln said, “Am I not destroying my enemies when […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 168 – Commentary Luke 6:29b-31 – What is the Golden Rule?
If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. (Luke 6:29b-31) In the children’s book, The Lunch Thief, by Anne C. […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 167 – Luke 6:27-29a – How do we love our enemies?
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. (Luke 6:27-29a) Enemy Pie by Derrick Munson is a children’s book. A nameless […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 166 – Commentary Luke 6:25b-26 – Does God want Christians to be happy?
Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets. (Luke 6:25b-26) In this coronavirus pandemic one of the old tv series we’ve watched is Sue Thomas, FBI. In one of the shows an […]
Bible Study Devotional Day 165 – Commentary Luke 6:24-25a – What does it mean to hunger for God?
But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. (Luke 6:24-25a) Steve Debardelaben is a chaplain for the Miami Hurricanes and Miami Heat. In the late 1980’s we were invited into his home because he had […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 164 – Commentary Luke 6:22-23 – Are we blessed to live in the United States?
Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets. The organization, Open Doors, […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 163 – Commentary Luke 6:2l – When will the weepers and the hungry laugh and be satisfied?
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. (Luke 6:21) A lot of us haven’t experienced hunger. Some of those considered poor in this country are overweight. However, the homeless are hungry. With the coronavirus outbreak, more of us are homeless […]