The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 128 – Commentary Luke 3:10-14 – What fruit do we produce in keeping with repentance?
“What should we do then?” the crowd asked. John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.” Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?” “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 127 – Commentary Luke 3:7-9 – What will happen to hypocrites in our churches?
John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 126 – Commentary Luke 3:4-6 – What was God’s will for John the Baptist?
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 124 – Commentary Luke 2:49-51 – Did Jesus know his future?
“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s House? But they did not understand what he was saying to them. Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 123 – Commentary Luke 2:46-48 – Did Jesus learn from humans?
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 122 – Commentary Luke 2:41-45 – God, please make yourself known to the helpless and hopeless
Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival according to the custom. After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. Thinking he […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 121 – Commentary Luke 2:39-40 – Do you depend on God?
When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. (Luke 2:39-40) In the late 1990’s at a Rebecca St. […]