Day 80 – December 14, 2023: Luke 13-18

We find some of the most popular parables in these chapters in Luke. We see the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the prodigal son and both of them are found in chapter 15. This emphasis of Jesus pursuing those who are considered lost is a theme throughout. Jesus’ preference for those who aren’t accepted by culture or society and are considered outcasts are welcome into the kingdom of God.

In the final chapter you read Jesus telling the crowds that unless we receive the kingdom of God as a child does then we will not receive it all. That is a crucial perspective that we often overlook. How we understand our faith, innocent and believing that all things are possible through God. When we try to use our logic to think that we somehow have to help God along as he supports us and gives us all we need, and equips us with what we need, then we stop becoming like children.