Lenten Readings: Luke 18

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.

Sunday, March 4, 2018
READ Luke 18
MEDITATE on Luke 18:39, "And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'" I think there are some people in our society that we want to be quiet and out-of-sight, but they really need Jesus. Meditate on what attitudes compelled these people to shush the blind man calling out to Jesus.

REFLECT
There is a nearby Christian school with a tremendous academic reputation. But they do not have any students with special needs. How does that fit with a Christian mission?

There are megachurches in our city but they do not have in-house counseling ministries. People with counseling needs are sent outside the churches to get their counsel. How does that fit with a Christian mission?

There were plenty in Jesus' day who needed God's help, but temple leaders and sometimes Jesus' disciples all seemed to want them to just go away. And maybe when it comes to today's unwanted, we include politicians, murderers, abusers, thieves, and bullies, but are there some that God might turn to display His great grace? Maybe we need to make room to welcome those who seek God for help instead of trying to keep them away.

PRAY

Pray for a broader sense of the mission of grace that God wants us to pursue. How would this look personally (individually) or corporately (as a church)?