Luke 9:26 “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.”    Possible meanings of the word ‘ashamed’ here are very revealing. Normally we think of ashamed from the standpoint…

Luke 9:25 “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?”    The world is not enough! All the the old devil may offer is this old world. That was his offer to Jesus in the temptation. But, the world cannot compare to eternal…

Luke 9:24 ” “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.”    The fact to come away with here is that all who do not lose their life for the sake of Christ shall lose it anyway. Life is a precious commodity and…

 Luke 9:23 “Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”    Jesus here gives them three things to do if they desire to come after Him. What does He mean by this, to come after Him? Well,…

 Luke 9:22 “saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.”    Notice how Jesus words His prophecy concerning what would take place over the next several days. He specifically mentions the Jewish leadership, and…

 Luke 9:21 “And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,”    Why this? Wouldn’t it be best to share this truth with all? To answer this, we must remember that God’s ways are not our ways. His timing is always perfect. Why send Jesus when He came and not much…

Luke 9:20 “He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”    Peter stated it directly, correctly, and succinctly. Jesus is the Christ. This is the Greek equivalent for the Hebrew concept of the Messiah. So, Peter was stating that Jesus was the Messiah,…

 Luke 9:19 “So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.”    Each of these represents a different perception of Christ. People who said He was John the Baptist were likely only repeating what they had heard elsewhere. Herod was…

 Luke 9:18 “And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”    This is still such an important question today. Jesus asked this to start a conversation about belief. He wanted His disciples to get this in front…

Happy Thanksgiving! Psalm 119:62 “At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.”    Sometimes we rise in the middle of the night. But, usually this only for important needs to be met. We must relieve the bladder. Or, there is a ‘bump in the night’ that must be…