I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny. Luke 12:59 Greed never pays. It is always better to be sensible, not selfish, with money. Heavenly Father, You are the Beneficent One. You could choose to never give anything to anyone. But You have blessed Your creatures.…

As you are going with your adversary to the ruler, make an effort to settle with him on the way. Then he won’t drag you before the judge, the judge hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison. Luke 12:58 Jesus is speaking of situations in which a person legitimately…

Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? Luke 12:57 Jesus is changing the subject, and yet this flows from what He had been saying. Even those who are supposedly godly people will try to get away with things that they know are wrong. We tend to use our judgment for our neighbor, or…

Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this time? Luke 12:56 This is one of the consistent messages of Scripture. Humanity spends a lot of time predicting for ourselves what we think might happen next. We spend a lot of…

And when the south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Luke 12:55 Obviously a good strong wind from the south will usually bring warmer temperatures with it. Heavenly Father, thank You for Your provision. You know everything ahead of time. You know what we need and when we…

He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, right away you say, ‘A storm is coming,’ and so it does.” Luke 12:54 A cloud from the west would be from the sea, and so would be likely to be a storm headed inland. Weather patterns in many parts…

They will be divided, father against son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. Luke 12:53 This is a quote from Micah chapter 7. Micah speaks of the decline of Israel spiritually. Jesus connects to it here to show why so many would reject Him.…

From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three. Luke 12:52 For almost all of the modern Jewish households I have known about this is the reality. Jesus causes this division because to submit to him requires a genuine change of heart. But the gospel also has…

Do you think that I came here to bring peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. Luke 12:51 Though the message of Christ is a message of peace, it brings peace with God, not always peace with man. As Christians we desire peace with all people. But people divide over Christ.…

But I have a baptism to undergo, and how it consumes me until it is finished! Luke 12:50 Jesus is of course not referring to water baptism at all here. Instead, He is talking about His upcoming death, burial, and resurrection. He Who had been for all eternity was to experience death, and be baptized…