Three destructive behaviors for Christians are dissipation, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life (34). They are a weight on a Christian’s heart, pulling us away from active love of Christ. They take the place of laboring for the kingdom of God and Jesus. They are the rocks, thorns, and thistles in the Parable of the […]
Tag: Luke 21
Luke 21:29-33 is today’s BDBD. When You See.
I researched and pondered these five verses throughout the day and many times in the past. I had already written comments for Matthew and Mark on Jesus’ teachings on these five verses in the Olivet Discourse several years ago. The first conclusion I have is that I need more study, prayer, and inspiration from the […]
Luke 21:25-28 is today’s BDBD. Calm the Sea.
What is darkening my sun in midday? Faint not, behold the Son of Man is coming in a cloud. What is turning my moon to bloody tears? Terror not, He comes in power and great glory. What is causing my stars to fall from view? Weep no more, stand up and lift up your head […]
Luke 21:20-24 is today’s BDBD. Signs Foretold Fulfilled.
Jesus is answering the disciples’ question, “And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?” (7) Jesus’s answer, given as prophecies, was fulfilled in the revolt against Rome in 66 through 70 A.D. Some of the disciples who heard Jesus give these were still alive when they were fulfilled. In obedience, […]
Luke 21:9-11 is today’s BDBD. Fearful Events, Great Signs.
Between warnings of false christs (8) and persecutions (12-14), Jesus gave predictions of severe and fearful events and great signs. Somewhere, there is a nation or region that has been attacking another almost nonstop since Jesus’s time. Revelation 6:4 tells of the fiery red horse of war that will be sent to the world during […]
Luke 21:12-19 is today’s BDBD. Results of Witnessing in Jesus’s Name.
The apostles began to witness in Jesus’s name when he left us. They did not preach prosperity, share fear, or reveal hidden secrets. They proclaimed Jesus’s words and deeds in the same spirit that Jesus witnessed. As Jesus spoke on behalf of his Father through the Holy Spirit, I, with all believers, am called to […]
Luke 21:5-7 is today’s BDBD. Big Stones, Small Faith.
Jesus had been teaching in the temple all week. He had given many wise teachings and responded to confrontations by the Jewish religious establishment. Matthew records that Jesus pronounced woes against the religious leaders at the end of the last day of teaching. Jesus concluded the woes by stating, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill […]
Luke 21:1-4 is today’s BDBD. Poor Widow’s Offering.
Every person who has decided to follow Jesus will have multiple times when giving an offering (“doron” in Greek) will not be easy. Many ways exist for us to make an offering to God. An offering is not just money. Romans 12:1 states we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. This passage concerns […]
