Daily Devo | October 21, 2020
Both the seed grows and the yeast grows. It’s very interesting because the power of the yeast and the power of the seed are kind of deceptive almost…
Entries by Cheryl Hawes
Daily Devo | October 20, 2020
But what about that fig tree? Jesus’ short parable in Luke 13:6-9 involves a fruitless fig tree in a vineyard which is visited by it’s owner for three years, a strikingly similar length to Jesus’ own ministry and visits to Jerusalem…
Daily Devo | October 19, 2020
How do you summarize a chapter like this? It at once feels so eclectic that you feel as though Luke is simply meandering through a field of parables and stories, but upon a closer reading themes begin emerging from the shadows…
Daily Devo | October 16, 2020
The story of the separation of the sheep and the goats is the final block of Jesus’ teaching. It is based on a moment of confusion on the Day of Judgment that seems to have captivated Jesus’ imagination…
Daily Devo | October 15, 2020
…even when Jesus moves on from a parable the images would have lingered in the ether of their minds and hearts, now awakened, alert to the true nature of the kingdom of heaven…
Daily Devo | October 14, 2020
verse 2 continues a glimmer of gospel hope: “But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings.” (similar language appears in Jeremiah 23:6 and Isaiah 53:5 as well). So we have judgment and restoration, rootlessness and rootedness, arrogant rejection…
Daily Devo | October 13, 2020
Jesus is building upon Isaiah’s prophecy that God’s words will fall on dull ears that are heavy, gluttonous even, from heeding other words. They are “un-hearing” because they’ve feasted on words that satiate…
Daily Devo | October 12, 2020
Parables drop us in the middle of a story, engaging our imaginations, showing us reality rather than telling us about it. After all Jesus does not say: “If you exegete the Old Testament promises, you will understand the doctrine of the Kingdom,” but rather…
Daily Devo | October 9, 2020
Take some time to read this passage again SLOWLY. Pause over words which stand out. Write them down. Why are these words in particular significant today? Take them to your Heavenly Father in prayer…
Daily Devo | October 8, 2020
Here’s how the story goes: The young man comes to Jesus to ask a flawed question. It’s unlikely that the man knows his question is flawed, but Jesus’ response quickly reveals the separation between their understandings…
