From 44e571efc3834d0490cf4c135c23892bc8c8d668 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 22:31:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 12:54-59 --- content/bible_journal/luke_12:54-59.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_12:54-59.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_12:54-59.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_12:54-59.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..83f034b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_12:54-59.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 12:54–59" +date = "2022-12-21" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk12.54-59) + +After giving the disturbing pronouncement that He would be the cause of +familial strife, Jesus starts talking about the weather. In Israel, when the +wind blows from the west, wet air from the Mediterranean Sea brings rain. When +it blows from the south, the heat of the Arabian desert moves in. Even people +who had never that far from their homes could observe the cause and effect +relationship between the wind direction and the subsequent weather. However, +Jesus calls them hypocrites for not being able to see what God was doing +through His ministry, because that should be just as obvious as these simple +weather patterns. + +At the Final Judgement, people are not going to have any excuse for not +following God's commands and decrees. There won't be any "Oh, I didn't know" or +"I just didn't have time" or "It didn't seem like that big of a deal". God's +nature is plainly shown through His creation, but sinners suppress the truth +through unrighteousness. So then, we should be careful to see how things can be +made right between God and ourselves before that Day comes. In the same way +that it is better to settle out of court than to go through a trial that is +certain to not be in our favor, we should repent of our sins and trust in Jesus +to save us. + +* * * + +You are a just judge, but also abounding in lovingkindness and mercy.