Weeping for the Lost Luke 19:41–44 And when he drew near and saw [Jerusalem], he wept over it. Luke 19:41 Is this not an insight into the very heart of God? God wants the wicked to repent. He wants you to repent. Jesus would have been pleased by the conversion of Jerusalem. Can you not

Mercy-Seated Luke 18:9–14 God, be merciful to me, a sinner! Luke 18:13 The word translated “be merciful” is the verb form of the word for the “mercy seat” on the ark of the covenant in the Jewish temple. Therefore, it could literally (but awkwardly) be translated “be mercy-seated toward” or “treat me as one who

Hopelessness or Hopefulness Luke 16:19–31 Between us and you a great chasm has been fixed. Luke 16:26 Consider this contrast between the hopelessness of the rich man’s condition after death and the hopefulness of his condition before. After death there is no possibility of change. But in this life there is, and therefore we can

Like God or Like Satan? Luke 15:11–32 It was fitting to celebrate and be glad. Luke 15:32 In the parable of the lost son, many find it easy to sympathize with the older son. I know I do. But I also know that in sympathizing with him I am showing how little like the Father