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.
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
This is what is declared as Holy Week. So this week we will look at the scriptures that pertain to the actions of Jesus leading up to His death and resurrection. Before we talk about the Monday of that week, let’s recap the day prior, the day we call Palm Sunday. It’s when our Lord … Read more
Jesus because you died on the cross and arose from the grave. He made a way for our sins to be forgiven.
How many of you have eye or vision problems? I know I do. I have worn eyeglasses since my younger teenage years. Fortunately, my vision can be corrected to 20/20 which I am thankful for. Vision problems though go beyond physical sight. Many people have problems with their spiritual vision, also. Our corrected vision will … Read more
How would you use the words “love” and “Christmas” together in a sentence? The most common way is, I love Christmas. Another way refers to how the birth of our Savior changed the world. Because of the compassion of God, He designed for us to live the love of Christmas everyday. For this is how … Read more
Sometimes when you read a Bible story, do you wonder how it has anything to do with you? Like the one we’re going to look at today. I’m glad that Jesus healed the 10 lepers. But, why is the healing of a Samaritan important to us? One of them, when he saw that he was … Read more
Read and study the Word for yourself and for a friend.
Why did the Romans soldiers whip Jesus and then crucify him? The bottom line is, they were ordered to. They had to do it whether they wanted to or not. As Christians we are mandated to obey the Lord. As you examine your life, do you question the commands of God? The Centurion – one … Read more