Luke 18, one of my favorites. When I was going through a particular difficult time, the story of the persistent widow was of great comfort. I learned, as I cry out to God both day and night, eventually God would answer. That is a truth. But as I read Luke 18 this morning, I discovered Jesus’ example of how to pray did not end with the story of the widow....
Oridinary and Flawed
Jesus shared His authority with the disciples: “Summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness.” Matthew 10:1 CSB Then He commissioned them: “As you go, proclaim, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you received, freely give.” Matthew 10:7-8 CSB The disciples did what...
Enter In
God commanded the people, “Take possession of the land I have given you.” It was a land flowing with milk and honey. Huge fruit was in the land. The land was to be their refuge, thier place of rest. The only problem was before they found rest, they would need to fight. Fight giants. They measured themselves against the giants. They did not measure the giants against their God. Fear...