03/12 Luke 16:16-18
“Until John the Baptist began to preach, the laws of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and eager multitudes are forcing their way in. 17 But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force in even the smallest point. It is stronger and more permanent than heaven and earth. 18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
LAW
The law is clear and direct. The world doesn’t change the law. My situation doesn’t change the law. Jesus provides forgiveness and grace as we live our life. Jesus is our protector our liberator. Jesus is Lord.

03/11 Luke 16:15
Then he said to them, “You like to look good in public, but God knows your evil hearts. What this world honors is an abomination in the sight of God.
SHEEP
We are sheep living in a world filled with wolves. We are at risk. Our testimony puts us in a position to be ridiculed and cast out of society. The world is evil but we are still called to be sheep. We live a life of humility and love for others. We do not seek justice nor do we tell the Lord what we will do: we follow instructions and love the brethren. Love one another including the wolves.

03/10 Luke 16:13-14
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” 14 The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, naturally scoffed at all this.
WORLD
Choose whom you will follow-Jesus or the world. If you plan to follow Jesus learn to hang on when times get hard and they will but don’t dally with the world’s way and Jesus way. Do what you have to do to follow Jesus and never look back. Jesus is Lord.

03/09 Luke 16:12
And if you are not faithful with other people’s money, why should you be trusted with money of your own?
TRUSTED
Can you be trusted? Do you do your best? When we live our life with the awareness that the Lord is present we will begin to live a worthy life. The Lord loves you and is seeking to do the best for you. Follow Jesus and He will take care of you.

03/08 Luke 16:10-11
“Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won’t be faithful in large ones. If you cheat even a little, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. 11 And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?
TRANSPARENT
Be transparent with you life. Let you yes be yes and your no be no. The only person fooled when you are not faithful is you. Character is a choice. Choose to do the next right thing.

03/07 Luke 16:9
I tell you, use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. In this way, your generosity stores up a reward for you in heaven.
CITIZENS
We are citizens of heaven and children of God. Jesus saves us and brings us into His family. We are to live like Jesus lived and love one another.

03/06 Luke 16:1-8
Jesus told this story to his disciples: “A rich man hired a manager to handle his affairs, but soon a rumor went around that the manager was thoroughly dishonest. 2 So his employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about your stealing from me? Get your report in order, because you are going to be dismissed.’ 3 “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? I’m through here, and I don’t have the strength to go out and dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg. 4 I know just the thing! And then I’ll have plenty of friends to take care of me when I leave!’ 5 “So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?’ 6 The man replied, ‘I owe him eight hundred gallons of olive oil.’ So the manager told him, ‘Tear up that bill and write another one for four hundred gallons. ‘ 7 “‘And how much do you owe my employer?’ he asked the next man. ‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ was the reply. ‘Here,’ the manager said, ‘take your bill and replace it with one for only eight hundred bushels. ‘ 8 “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the citizens of this world are more shrewd than the godly are.
CAREFUL
Jesus calls us to lead a careful life. The Bible will give us the wisdom we need to deal with daily challenges. We have to be wise in well doing and listen to the Lord.

03/05 Luke 15:31-32
“His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you and I are very close, and everything I have is yours. 32 We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!'”
LOVE
Jesus loves you and me. He calls us to love others as we love ourselves. You cannot love someone if you carry a grudge against him or her. Ask the Lord to forgive you and move on. Love one another.

03/04 Luke 15:28-30
“The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him, 29 but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve worked hard for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends. 30 Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the finest calf we have.’
JOY
There is joy in heaven when one sinner turns to Jesus. Can you imagine the joy when a sinner/reprobate bends the knee to Jesus? Make sure that the emotion in your heart is joy when someone that has bedeviled you over many years comes to Jesus. Jesus is Lord and we aren’t.

03/03 Luke 15:25-27
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, 26 and he asked one of the servants what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the calf we were fattening and has prepared a great feast. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’
WHAT?
Has the Lord done something in your life that stunned you? Do you see yourself as privileged? We are indeed privileged, each one of us, and the Lord loves each one of us without reservation but we don’t control the Lord. He works wonders all around us and we don’t get to decide whom the Lord will help and what kind of help the Lord will give. We belong to Him.