WEEK 3: LUKE
When I have good news to share it’s hard to keep it to myself. I remember the night Jonathan asked me to marry him in downtown Chicago, I felt like shouting so the whole city could hear that my answer was, YES! After our marriage and two moves, the next big news I couldn’t wait to share was the arrival of our first child. As time went on and we had more children, I watched them grow and continued to share the news of getting their first tooth, learning to crawl, then to walk, saying their first words and so on. It’s easy for me to get excited about the little achievements in my children's life. Like when my son came home from school to tell me that he had passed a test. My response to the good news…dance party to celebrate! I still get excited about their achievements and want to share the good news with others so they can celebrate too.
I have been challenging you to live by the word, Gospel which means good news. The good news of Jesus Christ who took on human form and came to this sinful earth to die on the cross, taking the punishment for your sin and then rose back to life on the third day. That good news is something to celebrate and it should motivate you to share it with others.
Why do you and I often shy away from sharing this good news? Is it fear of being laughed at or rejected? My prayer for you at the end of the month is to be motivated to live by the word, Gospel everyday as you share the good news of Jesus. No one can stop you from this except yourself. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the best news you could tell anyone.
This week you are looking at the Gospel according to Luke. Luke is only mentioned 3 times in the Bible. The little we know of Luke is given to us by the Apostle Paul in some of his letters (Colossians 4, 2 Timothy 4, Philemon 1). Luke is also the author of the book of Acts. Paul refers to Luke as a, fellow laborer in Philemon 1:24. Luke had joined Paul on his second missionary journey that is recorded in Acts 16.
Luke is the only author in the New Testament who was not a Jew, but a Gentile. He wrote with a much larger audience in mind. Luke wanted the good news of Jesus and His salvation to be known not just among the Jewish people but also to the Gentiles...
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