Week Eight
The gospel of Luke gets pretty intense this week! We see what happens when Jesus sends out the 72, we get some parables and healing stories only found in Luke, and overall a LOT of red words spoken by Jesus! This is a great gospel to really concentrate on the two lists I brought up in week 3. See how I did that! I won’t forget.
I want to challenge you to spend an extra amount of concentration on the list ‘Who I am in Christ.’ Many of us get stalled in our faith journey because we don’t really understand who we are in Jesus. We may say, “I am loved” and that may very well be understood. But, what if you had to describe how exactly you know you are loved without using the word love?
In my small group this week, we looked at the story in Luke 7:36-50 and asked ourselves how did Jesus see the sinful woman? How did he feel about her? How did he demonstrate that? What does that mean for me?
Don’t allow yourself the easy answer, go deeper. Look at your deepest fear or consider how you think others see, or don’t see you. Then ask, where is Jesus in my fear? What does Jesus see? What would happen if I cried endless tears and layed all that I am at his feet. How would He respond? What exactly would He do? Yes, He would love you — but so much more! Get specific, go deep, and write it down. You will discover truths that will be with you for the rest of your life.
Tell me how you know God is loving you this week. Write a comment below or reach me, Melissa, at mrightmire@crnaz.com . Thank you for traveling with me on this journey through the New Testament.
Below are the readings for week 7:
February 20, 2025 Luke 9:37–62 NIV, Ps 46 NIV
February 23, 2025 Luke 12:1–48 NIV, Ps 49 NIV
February 24, 2025 Luke 12:49–13:35 NIV, Ps 50:1–9 NIV
February 25, 2025 Luke 14:1–15:10 NIV, Ps 50:10–23 NIV
February 26, 2025 Luke 15:11–16:31 NIV, Ps 51 NIV
