We read Luke 7 and watch Jesus meet outsiders, mourners, doubters, and critics with authority and compassion. We end by wrestling with how repentance and gratitude shape love, and why awareness of sin can lead to deeper joy in forgiveness.
• Luke’s detailed storytelling and why it helps us relate to Jesus
• The centurion’s humility and trust in Jesus’ authority
• Jesus’ compassion for the widow of Nain and the raising of her son
• John the Baptist’s question and Jesus’ evidence-based answer
• Jesus’ view of John and the danger of cynical spiritual criticism
• A Pharisee’s dinner and a “sinful” woman’s costly love
• The two debtors parable and what it reveals about forgiveness
• Repenting little as a sign of noticing little
Take some time today. Take a couple minutes and pray, God, what do you see in my life that does not please you, that does not line up with the way you would have me live? Ask for forgiveness and thank him for forgiving you.
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