When we find ourselves in a position of facing uncertainty and trials, we can endure knowing that our inheritance does not come from anything we construct. Our ability to rejoice - even now - comes through the resurrection of Jesus and the eternal inheritance offered to us through Him.

Christ-centered love is not conditional. In fact, loving those who have not earned or deserved our love is perhaps the most Christlike thing we can do; in doing so we emulate the very love Jesus showed for us on the cross.

Jesus teaches that life in the kingdom of God runs counter-cultural to the prevailing wisdom of the world. Is our contentment, joy, and sense of worth attained through Jesus? Or have we fooled ourselves into thinking that we can find these things elsewhere?

Through a story of a man healed on the Sabbath, Luke continues to show the authority Jesus has as God. Ultimately, Jesus brought rest to the man with the withered hand through Himself, to display that He alone provides rest in a way the Sabbath never could.

Levi the tax collector responded immediately to the call of Jesus on his life - to the indignation and frustration of the religious people around Jesus. Are you tired of working hard to try to "get" Jesus only to come up short? He offers you a simple invitation: "stop trying."