Lenten Readings: Luke 13

Lenten Readings: The two-year Bible reading plan puts the Gospel accounts of Luke and John right between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Whether you're doing the reading plan or not, you can follow along on the blog and read daily meditations based on the accounts of Jesus, whose life and death we remember and cherish during this season of Lent. Check back every day starting on February 14 and until Easter Saturday.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
READ Luke 13
MEDITATE on Luke 13:26, "Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’" What does it mean to have a relationship with Jesus? Is it enough to be acquainted with him, or is there more? How is your relationship with Jesus, acquaintance, friend, close friend?

REFLECT
The healing of the woman with a disabling spirit for eighteen years causes some religious leaders to criticize her and Jesus for pursuing healing on the Sabbath - their application of God's call to rest and worship excluded acts of mercy. Their attitude revealed how far they were from God's heart.

What does it mean to have a relationship with Jesus? Does it not mean to have kinship with God's heart, where we love what He loves and hate what He hates? And does it not mean to love God more than anything else? Is that not what our relationship with God is supposed to be?

I feel many settle for more of an acquaintance relationship with Jesus. God is inviting us to so much more!

PRAY

Pray and ask God to show you how much He loves you again. And pray that your heart would really love God. Get ready for Him to answer you!