diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_10:25-37.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_10:25-37.md deleted file mode 100644 index 76edaaf..0000000 --- a/content/bible_journal/luke_10:25-37.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Luke 10:25–37" -date = "2022-12-07" -+++ - -### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk10.25-37) - -In this familiar story, an expert of the Law of Moses decides to test Jesus by -posing an important question. "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (_v. -25_) Jesus responds by asking the lawyer to answer his own question, which he -does. And then Luke tells us that the lawer wanted to justify himself, he asks, -"Who is my neighbor?" (_v. 29_) This is a case of someone knowing what is the -right thing to do, but not willing to do it, not completely. - -Jesus exposes his hypocrisy by telling a story of a man who is robbed on the -road to Jericho. Both a priest and a Levite, respected members of the -community, see the man lying on the side of the road, but pass by and do not -help him. In their defense, they may have thought the man was dead and didnt -want to become unclean by touching a corpse. However, we have learned that God -is less concerned about ritual cleanliness than about kindness and mercy. Now, -by this point the audience would be expecting to hear what a lay Israelite -would do with this poor man, but Jesus throws a massive curveball by -introducing a Samaritan. Samaritans and Jews did not like each other in the -first century. To hear that this Samaritan would show the robbery victim such -extravagant kindness would be even more astonishing to the Jews in Jesus's day. - -So, which of the three characters was a neighbor to the man? The answer is -obvious, and you can hear the reluctance in the voice of the lawyer when he -answers. Then Jesus pins him down by telling him to go and live his life in the -same way: loving your neighbor extravagantly, even when they aren't part of -your in-group, even when it's inconvenient, even if you are effectively in -hostile territory. Beloved, this is simple to understand, but oh so hard to do. -Even if you are thinking, "I've done heroic things, and helped people out of -real trouble. I'm good!" I would challenge you to not to look only at your -successes, but at all the times you failed too. No one is consistent with this -kind of radical love, every moment of every day, with every single person they -come upon. - -* * * - -Help us to love everyone around us with the same love You have showed us. diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_10:38-42.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_10:38-42.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9305131..0000000 --- a/content/bible_journal/luke_10:38-42.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Luke 10:38–42" -date = "2022-12-08" -+++ - -### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk10.38-42) - -Luke doesn't tell us this, but Mary and Martha were the sisters of Lazarus of -Bethany, who was raised from the dead by Jesus. Bethany was about two miles -outside of Jerusalem, and it seems likely that Jesus stayed with this family -often while He was in the area. Because the text says "Martha welcomed Him into -her house", this is probably the first time Jesus has visited. - -We see two different responses from the sisters. Mary sits under Jesus's -teaching and Martha is busy trying to be a good hostess. We can't know exactly -how many of Jesus's disciples were there at the house at the time, but likely -more than a few, so it is reasonable&emdash;even commendable&emdash;for Martha -to want them to be comfortable and cared for at her house. Let's not take this -story to mean we shouldn't be hospitable. - -But Luke tells us that Martha is "distracted" with her efforts and tries to get -Jesus to tell her sister to help with her work. Jesus gives her a gentle rebuke -by telling her that she is trying to do too much, and what Mary has chosen to -do is a better use of her time. Food is good and necessary, but you only eat it -the once, and it's gone. Truths we learn from studying God's Word last forever. - -This sounds a lot like the lesson my wife and I learned over Thanksgiving this -year. In the weeks leading up to it, our family was hit with a stomach virus. -Each of us got it, one after another, and while the first day was the worst, -recovery was slow and it took several days before we felt normal and able to do -as much as we'd like. It was also the plan that we host Thanksgiving at our -house, as in every year. There were turkeys to smoke, clutter to put away, -floors to clean, tables and chairs to set up, and not enough time and energy to -get it all done. So we didn't. Not all of it, anyway. We were very close to -cancelling as I still didn't feel 100% better on Wednesday, but we realized -that being with family was more important than not letting them see an -imperfectly kept house. And God was gracious to us because the turkey and -everything was delicious, we enjoyed each other's company, and we all were -thankful for what the Lord has done for us. - -* * * - -Let us keep the main thing the main thing, with our eyes focused on You and on -eternal things that cannot be taken away from us. diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix index 157959d..d8337c8 100644 --- a/flake.nix +++ b/flake.nix @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-22.05"; inputs.flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils"; + inputs.flake-utils.inputs.nxipkgs.follows = "nixpkgs"; inputs.hermit-zola = { url = "github:VersBinarii/hermit_zola"; flake = false; }; outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils, hermit-zola }: