A Word for Today | Luke 5:17-26 We have been seeing the miracles of Jesus as portraits of sin and redemption, as man’s fallen condition afflicts his life and Jesus appears with compassion and power to heal. Luke 5:18 introduces a man who was paralyzed and was brought to Jesus by four friends carrying him […]
Say the Word!
A Word for Today | Luke 7:1-10 Luke 7 tells of a Roman centurion who came to Jesus because his servant “who was sick and at the point of death” (Lk. 7:2). Some Jewish elders commended the man to Jesus, saying, “He is worthy” (Lk. 7:4), because he had given money for their synagogue. But […]
I Am Willing
A Word for Today | Luke 5:12-16 Leprosy was one of the worst maladies of the ancient world. It disfigured the skin but also corrupted the bones and bloodstream. So terrible was leprosy that its victims were quarantined for life, isolating them from all society and especially from the life of the church. Under Leviticus […]
The Meaning of Jesus’ Miracles
A Word for Today | Luke 4:31-41 The record of Jesus’ miracles in Luke’s Gospel begins in the town of Capernaum. While Jesus was speaking in the synagogue, a demon-possessed man cried: “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?” (Lk. 4:34). Jesus responded by rebuking the demon: “Be silent and come out […]
Faith Looking to Jesus
A Word for Today | Hebrews 12:1-2 It has been said that the story of our lives is only finished in the lives of other people. The same can be said of the great 11th chapter of the Book of Hebrews, which finds its application in the opening verses of chapter 12: “Therefore, since we […]
Commended through Faith
A Word for Today | Hebrews 11:32-40 The visitors center at Gettysburg presents a circular panorama within which an observer may stand to view the entire drama of the great battle. The writer of Hebrews has done something similar in Hebrews 11. Here we have viewed the heroes of faith, seeing what faith brings and […]
