“Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn” (Deuteronomy 10:16 ESV). God commanded Israel to circumcise their hearts, removing stubbornness and fully devoting themselves to Him. Physical circumcision was a sign of the covenant, but God desired more than an external mark—He wanted a transformed heart. To “circumcise the heart” means
“The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth” (Deuteronomy 7:6 ESV). Moses told the Israelites that the Lord would deliver seven nations greater and mightier than they over to them when they entered the Promised
‘And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”’ (Luke 7:13-14 ESV). When Jesus encountered the crying widow of Nain walking behind her
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” (Luke 6:46 ESV). Jesus challenged His listeners with a piercing question: Why confess Me as Lord while refusing to obey Me? True faith is not just verbal acknowledgment but demonstrated through obedience. Jesus followed this statement with an illustration of two
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” (Luke 6:27-28, ESV) These words of Jesus are from what many have called the Sermon on the Plain. Although similar to the Sermon on the Mount found
‘And he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”‘ (Luke 6:5 ESV). The Pharisees accused Jesus’ disciples of breaking the Sabbath because they picked grain while walking through a field. While the fourth commandment instructs God’s people to “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Ex. 20:8), the Pharisees
‘And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him’ (Luke 5:13 ESV). A man with leprosy fell on his face before Jesus saying, “Lord if you are willing, you can make me clean.” And the Lord, who could’ve healed him from a distance, came
“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch” (Luke 5:4 ESV). After Peter had fished all night, catching nothing, Jesus came to him and asked to use his boat. He needed it as a speaking platform to teach the crowds gathered there to hear Him. When He finished speaking, He
‘And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”’ (Luke 4:22 ESV). After Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness being tested, He returned to the town of Nazareth where He had grown up. He attended the local synagogue and chose the passage from the Isaiah scroll that spoke of the Anointed One, the Messiah, who
“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken” (Psalms 62:5-6 ESV). David instructed his soul to wait silently for God alone. Perhaps his soul was feeling impatient and anxious. The two often go