Luke 9:51-56; John10:10

On this occasion, the Samaritans did not welcome or receive Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem to be handed over to men. Jesus rebuked the disciples for wanting to destroy Samaria with fire for not accepting them in their land. Instead, Jesus told his disciples that "the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." And as you may know, that's precisely what he did: he died on the cross for all of us.

Luke 8:24-25, 35-37,39

Luke 7; Proverbs 18:21; James 3:5

In this chapter, we witness Jesus performing several miracles. First, Jesus heals a centurion's slave after the centurion expresses faith in Jesus' ability to heal with just a word. Then, as Jesus approaches the city gate, he encounters a funeral procession. He has compassion for the grieving mother, who is a widow, and he brings her dead son back to life with his voice.

Luke 6

In this chapter, Jesus chooses twelve disciples or apostles from many candidates. He knows their capabilities and limitations. Two of them wrote gospel books, another was the primary leader of the first church, and there was also a traitor among them.

Luke 5:1-11, 16-17, 25-26, 28; John 10:10; John 5:19

Luke 4: 1-2, 23-24, 35, 39; Ephesians 5:18

In this Chapter of Luke, God showed us how to fight the devil, how to command demons to flee a possessed person, and how to heal by just standing over someone who is sick.

As Christians, we have the same power that Jesus had in the wilderness to fight the enemy. That is by quoting the scriptures with authority and precision. The enemy knows the word, but it doesn't have power when he uses it. He just quotes it to tempt us, but when we quote it to him, it comes out as a command from God.

Jesus had authority in his words, and so we do. We have the power to command demons to flee and to abandon people's lives, but we must be filled by the Holy Spirit to fight the enemy properly.

Jesus only had to stand over to heal Simon's mother-in-law. He can heal at any time and with just his presence. He is not physically with us today, but he lives inside us. Us who have accepted Him as our Lord and Savior, he lives in the form of the Holy Spirit, who raised Him from death, our Helper.

Today, I encourage you to be filled by the Holy Spirit daily, for the battle with the enemy in this world is real. When we use God's strength in the form of the Holy Spirit, our Helper, and Counselor, we can overcome any of Satan's obstacles or temptations.

Luke 3:3; Mark 16:15

In this verse of Luke, God presented the whole reason as the message that we are to preach. He explained to Mark that we are to influence our immediate circle of friends in this kosmos: world system. The world system where satan operates. He tries to deceive and influence people with money, power, etc. But we have a greater power, the power of the gospel. So, if we are in a position of power, we are to share this awe-inspiring gospel with those around us with love. For we are to say to our circle of friends that we are sinners and that repentance of sins is what we need first to be made new in God, to have a relationship with the Father, and to be saved from damnation.

Today, I encourage you to share the joyful message of forgiveness of sin with your circle. It is a message of hope, of transformation, and of the presence of God here on earth. Let us share this joy with our friends, so that they too may experience the transformation of exchanging our earthly body for a holy body that will be accepted in heaven.

Luke 2; Micah 5:2

In this chapter, the Bible talks about the birth of Christ and the first people who saw him.

Luke 1; Lamentations 3:22-23

In the first chapter of Luke, the author investigates in detail what happened months before the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus. John's father, Zacharias, played a crucial role in God's plan. He was gripped with fear when the angel of the Lord, Gabriel, came to extend God's mercy to his household, allowing him and his wife Elizabeth to conceive a son who would be the forerunner of Jesus. Mary was also fearful when the angel of the Lord appeared to her to tell her that she would conceive a child. God showed her mercy by calling her blessed through all generations. With this being said, we might be fearful when God speaks to us about a miracle, but God extends his mercies and his love to us. We are to extend that mercy to the next generation by telling them how we have overcome significant obstacles with His mercies, for "they are new every morning." If God extends his mercies to us, who are we to withhold it from others? Show others Jesus' work in your life so that they, too, will experience Him who came to give life and life abundantly.

Book of Luke

The Book of Luke was written by Luke, who was a companion of Paul. It is believed that Luke, a Syrian physician from Antioch, was not Jewish. Luke presents Jesus as the "Son of Man" who came to save both Jews and Gentiles. Although Luke was not one of Jesus's 12 chosen disciples, he is presumed to have been one of the 70 disciples appointed later by Jesus. Luke accompanied Paul on his missionary journeys. The Book of Luke was written by Luke in 60-80 CE or later and revised in the second century. It is worth noting that Luke also authored the Book of Acts.