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30 Spiritual Insights of Jesus
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #1
Luke 15:1-10 (NCV)
A Lost Sheep, a Lost Coin
15 The tax collectors and sinners all came to listen to
Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law
began to complain: “Look, this man welcomes sinners and
even eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this story: 4 “Suppose one of you
has a hundred sheep but loses one of them. Then he will
leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the open field and
go out and look for the lost sheep until he finds it. 5
And when he finds it, he happily puts it on his
shoulders 6 and goes home. He calls to his friends and
neighbors and says, ‘Be happy with me because I found my
lost sheep.’ 7 In the same way, I tell you there is more
joy in heaven over one sinner who changes his heart and
life, than over ninety-nine good people who don’t need
to change.
8 “Suppose a woman has ten silver coins, n but loses
one. She will light a lamp, sweep the house, and look
carefully for the coin until she finds it. 9 And when
she finds it, she will call her friends and neighbors
and say, ‘Be happy with me because I have found the coin
that I lost.’ 10 In the same way, there is joy in the
presence of the angels of God when one sinner changes
his heart and life.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #2
Luke 14:34-35 (NCV)
Don’t Lose Your Influence
34 “Salt is good, but if it loses its salty taste, you
cannot make it salty again. 35 It is no good for the
soil or for manure; it is thrown away.
“Let those with ears use them and listen.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #3
Luke 14:25-33 (NCV)
The Cost of Being Jesus’ Follower
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned
and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me but loves
his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or
sisters—or even life—more than me, he cannot be my
follower. 27 Whoever is not willing to carry his cross
and follow me cannot be my follower. 28 If you want to
build a tower, you first sit down and decide how much it
will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the
job. 29 If you don’t, you might lay the foundation, but
you would not be able to finish. Then all who would see
it would make fun of you, 30 saying, ‘This person began
to build but was not able to finish.’
31 “If a king is going to fight another king, first he
will sit down and plan. He will decide if he and his ten
thousand soldiers can defeat the other king who has
twenty thousand soldiers. 32 If he can’t, then while the
other king is still far away, he will send some people
to speak to him and ask for peace. 33 In the same way,
you must give up everything you have to be my follower.
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #4
Luke 14:12-14 (NCV)
You Will Be Rewarded
12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited him, “When
you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite only your
friends, your family, your other relatives, and your
rich neighbors. At another time they will invite you to
eat with them, and you will be repaid. 13 Instead, when
you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the
lame, and the blind. 14 Then you will be blessed,
because they have nothing and cannot pay you back. But
you will be repaid when the good people rise from the
dead.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #5
Luke 14:7-11 (NCV)
Don’t Make Yourself Important
7 When Jesus noticed that some of the guests were
choosing the best places to sit, he told this story: 8
“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, don’t take
the most important seat, because someone more important
than you may have been invited. 9 The host, who invited
both of you, will come to you and say, ‘Give this person
your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed and will have
to move to the last place. 10 So when you are invited,
go sit in a seat that is not important. When the host
comes to you, he may say, ‘Friend, move up here to a
more important place.’ Then all the other guests will
respect you. 11 All who make themselves great will be
made humble, but those who make themselves humble will
be made great.”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #6
Luke 13:22-30 (NCV)
The Narrow Door
22 Jesus was teaching in every town and village as he
traveled toward Jerusalem. 23 Someone said to Jesus,
“Lord, will only a few people be saved?”
Jesus said, 24 “Try hard to enter through the narrow
door, because many people will try to enter there, but
they will not be able. 25 When the owner of the house
gets up and closes the door, you can stand outside and
knock on the door and say, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come
from.’ 26 Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you,
and you taught in the streets of our town.’ 27 But he
will say to you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come
from. Go away from me, all you who do evil!’ 28 You will
cry and grind your teeth with pain when you see Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God’s kingdom, but
you yourselves thrown outside. 29 People will come from
the east, west, north, and south and will sit down at
the table in the kingdom of God. 30 There are those who
are last now who will be first in the future. And there
are those who are first now who will be last in the
future.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #7
Luke 12:35-40 (NCV)
Always Be Ready
35 “Be dressed, ready for service, and have your lamps
shining. 36 Be like servants who are waiting for their
master to come home from a wedding party. When he comes
and knocks, the servants immediately open the door for
him. 37 They will be blessed when their master comes
home, because he sees that they were watching for him. I
tell you the truth, the master will dress himself to
serve and tell the servants to sit at the table, and he
will serve them. 38 Those servants will be blessed when
he comes in and finds them still waiting, even if it is
midnight or later.
39 “Remember this: If the owner of the house knew what
time a thief was coming, he would not allow the thief to
enter his house. 40 So you also must be ready, because
the Son of Man will come at a time when you don’t expect
him!"
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #8
Luke 12:32-34 (NCV)
Don’t Trust in Money
32 “Don’t fear, little flock, because your Father wants
to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and
give to the poor. Get for yourselves purses that will
not wear out, the treasure in heaven that never runs
out, where thieves can’t steal and moths can’t destroy.
34 Your heart will be where your treasure is.
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #9
Luke 12:22-31 (NCV)
Don’t Worry
22 Jesus said to his followers, “So I tell you, don’t
worry about the food you need to live, or about the
clothes you need for your body. 23 Life is more than
food, and the body is more than clothes. 24 Look at the
birds. They don’t plant or harvest, they don’t have
storerooms or barns, but God feeds them. And you are
worth much more than birds. 25 You cannot add any time
to your life by worrying about it. 26 If you cannot do
even the little things, then why worry about the big
things? 27 Consider how the lilies grow; they don’t work
or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that even
Solomon with his riches was not dressed as beautifully
as one of these flowers. 28 God clothes the grass in the
field, which is alive today but tomorrow is thrown into
the fire. So how much more will God clothe you? Don’t
have so little faith! 29 Don’t always think about what
you will eat or what you will drink, and don’t keep
worrying. 30 All the people in the world are trying to
get these things, and your Father knows you need them.
31 But seek God’s kingdom, and all your other needs will
be met as well.
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #10
Luke 12:13-21 (NCV)
Jesus Warns Against Selfishness
13 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my
brother to divide with me the property our father left
us.”
14 But Jesus said to him, “Who said I should judge or
decide between you?” 15 Then Jesus said to them, “Be
careful and guard against all kinds of greed. Life is
not measured by how much one owns.”
16 Then Jesus told this story: “There was a rich man who
had some land, which grew a good crop. 17 He thought to
himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my
crops.’ 18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will
tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I
will store all my grain and other goods. 19 Then I can
say to myself, “I have enough good things stored to last
for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!” ’
20 “But God said to him, ‘Foolish man! Tonight your life
will be taken from you. So who will get those things you
have prepared for yourself?’
21 “This is how it will be for those who store up things
for themselves and are not rich toward God.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #11
Luke 12:8-12 (NCV)
Don’t Be Ashamed of Jesus
8 “I tell you, all those who stand before others and say
they believe in me, I, the Son of Man, will say before
the angels of God that they belong to me. 9 But all who
stand before others and say they do not believe in me, I
will say before the angels of God that they do not
belong to me.
10 “Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be
forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven.
11 “When you are brought into the synagogues before the
leaders and other powerful people, don’t worry about how
to defend yourself or what to say. 12 At that time the
Holy Spirit will teach you what you must say.”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #12
Luke 11:33-36 (NCV)
Be a Light for the World
33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a secret place
or under a bowl, but on a lampstand so the people who
come in can see. 34 Your eye is a light for the body.
When your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of
light. But when your eyes are evil, your whole body will
be full of darkness. 35 So be careful not to let the
light in you become darkness. 36 If your whole body is
full of light, and none of it is dark, then you will
shine bright, as when a lamp shines on you.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #13
Luke 11:27-28 (NCV)
People Who Are Truly Happy
27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the
crowd called out to Jesus, “Blessed is the mother who
gave birth to you and nursed you.”
28 But Jesus said, “No, blessed are those who hear the
teaching of God and obey it.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #14
Luke 11:14-17 (NCV)
Jesus’ Power Is from God
14 One time Jesus was sending out a demon who could not
talk. When the demon came out, the man who had been
unable to speak, then spoke. The people were amazed. 15
But some of them said, “Jesus uses the power of
Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, to force demons out of
people.”
16 Other people, wanting to test Jesus, asked him to
give them a sign from heaven. 17 But knowing their
thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom that is
divided against itself will be destroyed. And a family
that is divided against itself will not continue.
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #15
Luke 11:23 (NCV)
23 “Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone
who does not work with me is working against me.
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #16
Luke 11:5-13 (NCV)
Continue to Ask
5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you went to
your friend’s house at midnight and said to him,
‘Friend, loan me three loaves of bread. 6 A friend of
mine has come into town to visit me, but I have nothing
for him to eat.’ 7 Your friend inside the house answers,
‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my
children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you
anything.’ 8 I tell you, if friendship is not enough to
make him get up to give you the bread, your boldness
will make him get up and give you whatever you need. 9
So I tell you, ask, and God will give to you. Search,
and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for
you. 10 Yes, everyone who asks will receive. The one who
searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have
the door opened. 11 If your children ask for n a fish,
which of you would give them a snake instead? 12 Or, if
your children ask for an egg, would you give them a
scorpion? 13 Even though you are bad, you know how to
give good things to your children. How much more your
heavenly Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who
ask him!”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #17
Luke 11:1-4 (NCV)
Jesus Teaches About Prayer
11 One time Jesus was praying in a certain place. When
he finished, one of his followers said to him, “Lord,
teach us to pray as John taught his followers.”
2 Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say:
‘Father, may your name always be kept holy.
May your kingdom come.
3 Give us the food we need for each day.
4 Forgive us for our sins,
because we forgive everyone who has done wrong to us.
And do not cause us to be tempted.’ ”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #18
Luke 10:38-42 (NCV)
Mary and Martha
38 While Jesus and his followers were traveling, Jesus
went into a town. A woman named Martha let Jesus stay at
her house. 39 Martha had a sister named Mary, who was
sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening to him teach. 40
But Martha was busy with all the work to be done. She
went in and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister
has left me alone to do all the work? Tell her to help
me.”
41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are
worried and upset about many things. 42 Only one thing
is important. Mary has chosen the better thing, and it
will never be taken away from her.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #19
Luke 10:25-37 (NCV)
The Good Samaritan
25 Then an expert on the law stood up to test Jesus,
saying, “Teacher, what must I do to get life forever?”
26 Jesus said, “What is written in the law? What do you
read there?”
27 The man answered, “Love the Lord your God with all
your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all
your mind.” Also, “Love your neighbor as you love
yourself.”
28 Jesus said to him, “Your answer is right. Do this and
you will live.”
29 But the man, wanting to show the importance of his
question, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Jesus answered, “As a man was going down from
Jerusalem to Jericho, some robbers attacked him. They
tore off his clothes, beat him, and left him lying
there, almost dead. 31 It happened that a priest was
going down that road. When he saw the man, he walked by
on the other side. 32 Next, a Levite came there, and
after he went over and looked at the man, he walked by
on the other side of the road. 33 Then a Samaritan
traveling down the road came to where the hurt man was.
When he saw the man, he felt very sorry for him. 34 The
Samaritan went to him, poured olive oil and wine on
his wounds, and bandaged them. Then he put the hurt man
on his own donkey and took him to an inn where he cared
for him. 35 The next day, the Samaritan brought out two
coins, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take
care of this man. If you spend more money on him, I will
pay it back to you when I come again.’ ”
36 Then Jesus said, “Which one of these three men do you
think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by the
robbers?”
37 The expert on the law answered, “The one who showed
him mercy.”
Jesus said to him, “Then go and do what he did.”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #20
Luke 9:57-62 (NCV)
Following Jesus
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to
Jesus, “I will follow you any place you go.”
58 Jesus said to them, “The foxes have holes to live in,
and the birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no
place to rest his head.”
59 Jesus said to another man, “Follow me!”
But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus said to him, “Let the people who are dead
bury their own dead. You must go and tell about the
kingdom of God.”
61 Another man said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first
let me go and say good-bye to my family.”
62 Jesus said, “Anyone who begins to plow a field but
keeps looking back is of no use in the kingdom of God.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #21
Luke 9:46-48 (NCV)
Who Is the Greatest?
46 Jesus’ followers began to have an argument about
which one of them was the greatest. 47 Jesus knew what
they were thinking, so he took a little child and stood
the child beside him. 48 Then Jesus said, “Whoever
accepts this little child in my name accepts me. And
whoever accepts me accepts the One who sent me, because
whoever is least among you all is really the greatest.”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #22
Luke 9:28-36 (NCV)
Jesus Talks with Moses and Elijah
28 About eight days after Jesus said these things, he
took Peter, John, and James and went up on a mountain to
pray. 29 While Jesus was praying, the appearance of his
face changed, and his clothes became shining white. 30
Then two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with
Jesus. 31 They appeared in heavenly glory, talking about
his departure which he would soon bring about in
Jerusalem. 32 Peter and the others were very sleepy, but
when they awoke fully, they saw the glory of Jesus and
the two men standing with him. 33 When Moses and Elijah
were about to leave, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is
good that we are here. Let us make three tents—one for
you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (Peter did not
know what he was talking about.)
34 While he was saying these things, a cloud came and
covered them, and they became afraid as the cloud
covered them. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying,
“This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to him!”
36 When the voice finished speaking, only Jesus was
there. Peter, John, and James said nothing and told no
one at that time what they had seen.
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #23
Luke 9:18-27 (NCV)
Jesus Is the Christ
18 One time when Jesus was praying alone, his followers
were with him, and he asked them, “Who do the people say
I am?”
19 They answered, “Some say you are John the Baptist.
Others say you are Elijah. n And others say you are one
of the prophets from long ago who has come back to
life.”
20 Then Jesus asked, “But who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Christ from God.”
21 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone, saying, 22 “The
Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected
by the Jewish elders, the leading priests, and the
teachers of the law. He will be killed and after three
days will be raised from the dead.”
23 Jesus said to all of them, “If people want to follow
me, they must give up the things they want. They must be
willing to give up their lives daily to follow me. 24
Those who want to save their lives will give up true
life. But those who give up their lives for me will have
true life. 25 It is worthless to have the whole world if
they themselves are destroyed or lost. 26 If people are
ashamed of me and my teaching, then the Son of Man will
be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and with
the glory of the Father and the holy angels. 27 I tell
you the truth, some people standing here will see the
kingdom of God before they die.”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #24
Luke 8:22-25 (NCV)
Jesus Calms a Storm
22 One day Jesus and his followers got into a boat, and
he said to them, “Let’s go across the lake.” And so they
started across. 23 While they were sailing, Jesus fell
asleep. A very strong wind blew up on the lake, causing
the boat to fill with water, and they were in danger.
24 The followers went to Jesus and woke him, saying,
“Master! Master! We will drown!”
Jesus got up and gave a command to the wind and the
waves. They stopped, and it became calm. 25 Jesus said
to his followers, “Where is your faith?”
The followers were afraid and amazed and said to each
other, “Who is this that commands even the wind and the
water, and they obey him?”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #25
Luke 8:19-21 (NCV)
Jesus’ True Family
19 Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but there
was such a crowd they could not get to him. 20 Someone
said to Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are
standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 Jesus answered them, “My mother and my brothers are
those who listen to God’s teaching and obey it!”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #26
Luke 8:16-18 (NCV)
Use What You Have
16 “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a bowl
or hides it under a bed. Instead, the person puts it on
a lamp stand so those who come in will see the light. 17
Everything that is hidden will become clear, and every
secret thing will be made known. 18 So be careful how
you listen. Those who have understanding will be given
more. But those who do not have understanding, even what
they think they have will be taken away from them.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #27
Luke 7:36-50 (NCV)
A Woman Washes Jesus’ Feet
36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, so
Jesus went into the Pharisee’s house and sat at the
table. 37 A sinful woman in the town learned that Jesus
was eating at the Pharisee’s house. So she brought an
alabaster jar of perfume 38 and stood behind Jesus at
his feet, crying. She began to wash his feet with her
tears, and she dried them with her hair, kissing them
many times and rubbing them with the perfume. 39 When
the Pharisee who asked Jesus to come to his house saw
this, he thought to himself, “If Jesus were a prophet,
he would know that the woman touching him is a sinner!”
40 Jesus said to the Pharisee, “Simon, I have something
to say to you.”
Simon said, “Teacher, tell me.”
41 Jesus said, “Two people owed money to the same
banker. One owed five hundred coins n and the other owed
fifty. 42 They had no money to pay what they owed, but
the banker told both of them they did not have to pay
him. Which person will love the banker more?”
43 Simon, the Pharisee, answered, “I think it would be
the one who owed him the most money.”
Jesus said to Simon, “You are right.” 44 Then Jesus
turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see
this woman? When I came into your house, you gave me no
water for my feet, but she washed my feet with her tears
and dried them with her hair. 45 You gave me no kiss of
greeting, but she has been kissing my feet since I came
in. 46 You did not put oil on my head, but she poured
perfume on my feet. 47 I tell you that her many sins are
forgiven, so she showed great love. But the person who
is forgiven only a little will love only a little.”
48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 The people sitting at the table began to say among
themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 Jesus said to the woman, “Because you believed, you
are saved from your sins. Go in peace.”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #28
Luke 6:27-49 (NCV)
Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who are listening, love your
enemies. Do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those
who curse you, pray for those who are cruel to you. 29
If anyone slaps you on one cheek, offer him the other
cheek, too. If someone takes your coat, do not stop him
from taking your shirt. 30 Give to everyone who asks
you, and when someone takes something that is yours,
don’t ask for it back. 31 Do to others what you would
want them to do to you. 32 If you love only the people
who love you, what praise should you get? Even sinners
love the people who love them. 33 If you do good only to
those who do good to you, what praise should you get?
Even sinners do that! 34 If you lend things to people,
always hoping to get something back, what praise should
you get? Even sinners lend to other sinners so that they
can get back the same amount! 35 But love your enemies,
do good to them, and lend to them without hoping to get
anything back. Then you will have a great reward, and
you will be children of the Most High God, because he is
kind even to people who are ungrateful and full of sin.
36 Show mercy, just as your Father shows mercy.
Look at Yourselves
37 “Don’t judge others, and you will not be judged.
Don’t accuse others of being guilty, and you will not be
accused of being guilty. Forgive, and you will be
forgiven. 38 Give, and you will receive. You will be
given much. Pressed down, shaken together, and running
over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to
others is the way God will give to you.”
39 Jesus told them this story: “Can a blind person lead
another blind person? No! Both of them will fall into a
ditch. 40 A student is not better than the teacher, but
the student who has been fully trained will be like the
teacher.
41 “Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your
friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood
in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your friend,
‘Friend, let me take that little piece of dust out of
your eye’ when you cannot see that big piece of wood in
your own eye! You hypocrite! First, take the wood out of
your own eye. Then you will see clearly to take the dust
out of your friend’s eye.
Two Kinds of Fruit
43 “A good tree does not produce bad fruit, nor does a
bad tree produce good fruit. 44 Each tree is known by
its own fruit. People don’t gather figs from
thorn bushes, and they don’t get grapes from bushes. 45
Good people bring good things out of the good they
stored in their hearts. But evil people bring evil
things out of the evil they stored in their hearts.
People speak the things that are in their hearts.
Two Kinds of People
46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what
I say? 47 I will show you what everyone is like who
comes to me and hears my words and obeys. 48 That person
is like a man building a house who dug deep and laid the
foundation on rock. When the floods came, the water
tried to wash the house away, but it could not shake it,
because the house was built well. 49 But the one who
hears my words and does not obey is like a man who built
his house on the ground without a foundation. When the
floods came, the house quickly fell and was completely
destroyed.”
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #29
Luke 5:27-39 (NCV)
Levi Follows Jesus
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector
named Levi sitting in the tax collector’s booth. Jesus
said to him, “Follow me!” 28 So Levi got up, left
everything, and followed him.
29 Then Levi gave a big dinner for Jesus at his house.
Many tax collectors and other people were eating there,
too. 30 But the Pharisees and the men who taught the law
for the Pharisees began to complain to Jesus’ followers,
“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and
sinners?”
31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy people
who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to
invite good people but sinners to change their hearts
and lives.”
Jesus Answers a Question
33 They said to Jesus, “John’s followers often fast
for a certain time and pray, just as the Pharisees do.
But your followers eat and drink all the time.”
34 Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the friends of
the bridegroom fast while he is still with them. 35 But
the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken
away from them, and then they will fast.”
36 Jesus told them this story: “No one takes cloth off a
new coat to cover a hole in an old coat. Otherwise, he
ruins the new coat, and the cloth from the new coat will
not be the same as the old cloth. 37 Also, no one ever
pours new wine into old leather bags. Otherwise, the new
wine will break the bags, the wine will spill out, and
the leather bags will be ruined. 38 New wine must be put
into new leather bags. 39 No one after drinking old wine
wants new wine, because he says, ‘The old wine is
better.’ ”
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT #30
Luke 12:1-7 (NCV)
Don’t Be Like the Pharisees
12 So many thousands of people had gathered that they
were stepping on each other. Jesus spoke first to his
followers, saying, “Beware of the yeast of the
Pharisees, because they are hypocrites. 2 Everything
that is hidden will be shown, and everything that is
secret will be made known. 3 What you have said in the
dark will be heard in the light, and what you have
whispered in an inner room will be shouted from the
housetops.
4 “I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of people who
can kill the body but after that can do nothing more to
hurt you. 5 I will show you the one to fear. Fear the
one who has the power to kill you and also to throw you
into hell. Yes, this is the one you should fear.
6 “Five sparrows are sold for only two pennies, and God
does not forget any of them. 7 But God even knows how
many hairs you have on your head. Don’t be afraid. You
are worth much more than many sparrows.
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HAVE THESE BEEN HELPFUL?
It is my prayer...
...that these spiritual insights....
...have been of some benefit to you...
...my friend.
Jesus spoke much about spiritual matters...
...through stories...
...such as these...
to encourage spiritual understanding.
But...
...He also used stories...
...(called parables)...
...to "hide" spiritual truth...
...from those who were not quite ready for it.
Spiritual matters are understood by the spirit.
If you have surrendered your life...
...to Jesus Christ....
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...you also have the power of the Holy Spirit...
...(the Spirit of God)...
...available to you...
...to help you understand spiritual things.
When you Surrender...
...you become a new creation...
...and your spiritual eyes and ears are "opened."
If you have not done so...
...I pray you will...
...very soon.
New life awaits you...
...my friend.
Spiritual insights are nothing...
...if you don't understand them.
Do not settle for less than...
...all...
...God has available for you...
...my friend.
Blessings.
-- Pilgrim
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*** All Scripture taken from:
The Everyday Bible : New Century Version.
Nashville, TN. : Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2005
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