The Devotional

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 183 Luke 17:30-37 “In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise, the one who is in the field, let him not turn back “Remember Lot’s wife. “Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. “I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. “Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. “Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.” And they answered and said to Him, “Where, Lord?” So, He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” Jesus, the Christ of God/Messiah Jesus is not discussing the rapture of the church age believers. It is easy for some to be misguided since we live in the church dispensation of God’s timing in history for the inclusion of the...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 182 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; “nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” Then He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. “And they will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there! ’Do not go after them or follow them. “For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day. “But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. “And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: “They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all....

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 181 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So, when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so, it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So, Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? “Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Jesus, the Christ of God/Messiah Lest we forget, Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem to accomplish His Father’s will....

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 180 Luke 17:5-10 – And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” So, the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. “And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? “But will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink’? “Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not. “So likewise, you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’” Jesus, the Christ of God/Messiah Faith is not a duty or a work, faith is a personal exercise or reaction of the human will ! Not...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 179 Luke 17:1-3 – Then said he unto the disciples. It is impossible but that offences will come but woe unto him, through whom they come! It would be better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. Jesus, the Christ of God/Messiah An offense is hard to overcome, it could be the very thing that hinders our relationships with others. The truth, at least from my personal experience is that offenses from me, or from others toward me, is the stumbling block I face on any encounter with other people daily. There are many types of offense, but I wish only to look at one this morning. That being; the offe...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 178 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores. And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us an...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 177 1 Corinthians 2:9-12 – But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. Jesus, the Christ of God/Messiah First – I will be on vacation starting tomorrow until Thursday, May 31, 2019, so there will not be a devotional during this time .  Today and before we continue in Luke 16 concerning the rich man and Lazarus I thought it necessary to take a look at the heart of man, which according to the LORD Je...