His disciples asked him what this parable meant. He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.” (Luke 8:9-10) Through research, psychologist John Gottman established the […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 188 – Commentary Luke 8:8 and 8:15 – Are Christian hearts planted in good soil?
Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown. … But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and persevering produce a crop. (Luke 8:8 & 8:15) In The Parable […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 187 – Commentary Luke 8:7 & 8:14 – Are we choking our lives with worries?
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. … The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature. (Luke 8:7 & 8:14) As a clerk on […]
Bible Study Devotional – Commentary Luke 8:4-5 and 8:11-12 – Do we allow the devil to take God’s word from us?
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. … This is the meaning of […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 184 – Commentary Luke 8:1-3 – Should women be leaders in the church?
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (Called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 182 – Commentary Luke 7:31-32 – Could Jesus compare us to complaining children?
Jesus went on to say, “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’” (Luke […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 181 – Commentary Luke 7:27-30 – Do we recognize God in the midst of change?
“This is the one about whom it is written: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’ I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John: yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” (All […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 180 – Commentary Luke 7:24-26 – John the Baptist was more than a prophet. How can I be more than?
After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are […]