Living a Life Worth Living – Writings by Robin McKinley
Luke’s Gospel (good news) contains a record, in order, of the main events in Jesus’ life. Its author, Luke, who was a doctor. Luke was a friend of Paul.
Luke probably did not belong to the Jewish people. His book shows that Jesus cared about everyone and cured many ill people. Jesus cared about women. Jesus allowed children to come to him. And Jesus cared about poor people.
Our Lord taught many lessons to the people. Often, he told parables (stories with a meaning) to teach the people about God. Jesus wanted everybody to confess their evil deeds and to trust in God.
Some evil leaders opposed Jesus. They plotted that Jesus would die. Jesus knew about their plans. But Jesus also knew that God wanted him to die. And, after Jesus’ death, God would cause Jesus to live again.
Luke describes these events. The Bible taught that these things would happen. He explained these events further in his other book, called Acts (Acts chapters 2-3). When Jesus died, he suffered the punishment for our evil deeds. So, we must confess our evil deeds to God. And we must invite God into our lives.
Did you ever see something so exciting you couldn’t wait to tell someone about it? The shepherds’ story was remarkably astonishing to all who heard it. They not only saw angels, but they saw the Lord as well. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, Luke 2:18 A host of angelic beings filled the … Read more
At this point in the Christmas story, Jesus was born. As far as we know, Mary, Joseph, and the child were alone in a stable accompanied by animals. They didn’t know was happening at a nearby pasture. Angels showed up and announced the good news of great joy. This announcement was for all the world … Read more
Every December we decorate for and celebrate Christmas. For the world, it’s gift-giving time. For the Christian, the gift of God was given. This gift given to the whole world was the new baby Jesus who was born in a stable. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of … Read more
The writer of Hebrews said that some people have entertained angels without realizing it! There was no doubt that Mary was standing in front of an angel. It was at that point Mary began to live a lifetime of faith like she had never lived before. Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for … Read more
In the days of John the Baptist, people were wondering exactly who he was. He made sure the people understood who he wasn’t. He said someone was coming who was greater than he. We know he was talking about Jesus who baptizes with the Holy Spirit and fire. How are you going to survive the … Read more
Today we are looking at one of the parables Jesus used to correct an impression that people had about the Kingdom of God. In the story we are challenged to made a good investment for God’s kingdom. Let’s take a look at how we can do that. A nobleman was called away to a distant … Read more
We all have those moments when we feel we are losing ground in our spiritual walk in the Lord. The enemy will try every trick in the book to take our focus away from God. But, despite what you see, the enemy is not winning. Peter was one of Jesus’ closest friends yet he was … Read more
As Jesus was walking through Jericho, a crowd was gathered around Him. A man named Zaccheaus tried to get a look at Jesus. He couldn’t see Him though because he was too short to see over the crowd. It’s amazing what this rich tax collector did to reach his goal. How bad do you want … Read more
Thursday of Holy Week is more commonly known as Maundy Thursday. This was the day when the events leading toward Jesus’ death were put into action. Judas had already made a deal with the Jewish leaders to betray Jesus. He would complete that deal later that evening. When they left Bethany, Jesus sent Peter and … Read more
On this Tuesday of Holy Week, we will continue in Luke as we move to chapter 20. The religious leaders challenged Jesus by putting him to the test. Literally. They raised several theological debates with him and questioned both his teaching and his God-given authority. In verse 2 it says they demanded, “By what authority … Read more