Date: 28 Mar 2014
Passage: Luke 15:13-19
The young man reflected on his state and realised his folly and the privileges he had forsaken. Yet he was willing to return even to a lesser privileged state. Repentance is needed when we realise our folly.
Date: 27 Mar 2014
Passage: Luke 15:11-12
The younger son who does not want to wait for his father’s death to receive his inheritance indicates his impatience and lack of maturity. Nonetheless it also shows him deciding his own course of action. How have some of your decisions reveal your impatience and immaturity?
Date: 26 Mar 2014
Passage: Luke 15:8-10
When the lost coin was found, the woman called together her neighbours and friends for a celebration. It revealed how precious that coin must have been to her. So it is when one sinner repents and enters the Kingdom of God.
Date: 25 Mar 2014
Passage: Luke 15:3-7
The lost sheep placed on the shepherd’s shoulder was probably injured. Reflect on the shepherd’s care and concern for his own sheep.
Date: 24 Mar 2014
Passage: Luke 15:1-2
Tax collectors are associated with sinners but they came together to hear Jesus. So too the Pharisees and scribes who came with different reasons. Why would you want to listen to what Jesus has to say?
Date: 22 Mar 2014
Passage: Exodus 30
The immersion in the rituals and ceremonies can easily cause the Israelites to be led away from the real purpose of leading them to God directly and personally. Do our worship rituals help us to focus on God?