Psalms: 28, 29 Meditation Luke: This is a rather brief, if pointed study in gratitude. These 10 lepers were kind enough not to approach Jesus but rather hailed him from afar. “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” (v. 14) was all He said. All were cleansed but one turned back to praise God and …
Tag: Samaritan
Thursday, October 28
Psalm: 81 Meditation Luke: In the law (principally the book of Leviticus) there are a number of prohibitions regarding blood which may lead to personal uncleanness. It was not unusual for the priests to “expand” on certain prohibitions in order to safeguard against violating the commands. Though I suppose the priest and this Levite avoided …
Tuesday, June 2
Psalm: 45 Meditation Luke: This is a picture of people who both feel entitled and who are ungrateful. It is the Samaritan who showed gratitude – the Jews may have felt no need to say, “thank you”. Jews and Samaritans didn’t get along though both originated from the same family. After the kingdom split upon …
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