While attending a meal with religious leaders in Luke 14:1-24, Jesus broke with social norms and caused multiple disruptions. His goal was not to offend but to instruct, first about the use of the Sabbath day and then about the kingdom of God, which he compared to a great banquet. At the end of the parable, the invitation is still going out, so let’s enter while there is room.
By being with his people in Haggai 1:12-15, God stirred them up to return to him and receive the blessings he had promised in...
Sooner or later every kingdom that opposes God will be “all gone,” but there is a kingdom that will not pass away.
Jesus’ sayings reveal the meaning of his death on the cross, and some who witnessed it got the message.
