Advent Day 6

In the 6th chapter of Luke, Jesus teaches much.  You tells the pharisees that he is the son of man and is Lord of the sabbath. That should keep the pharisees at bay. On another sabbath He talks about healing the withered hand of a man in the synagogue. Jesus also chooses his 12 disciples that he calls apostles from his group of followers. 

This chapter also speaks about Jesus healings and blessings and woes to those who don't pay attention to what he is saying.  He begins with blessed are the poor, blessed are you that hunger now, blessed are you that weep now, blessed are you when men hate you. 

And then he goes on to the woes - woe to you that are rich, woe to you that are full now, woe to you that laugh now, woe to you when all men speak well of you. 

But he tells us also, for the hundredth time I'm sure, that we should love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, bless those who curse us, and pray for those who abuse us. Anybody can love a person who loves them that doesn't take a lot of strength. But loving someone that hates you, that is the true test of a Christian heart.

Jesus also tells us that we should not judge, we should not condemn others, we should forgive and give and loan without expecting anything in return.

The parable of the speck of dirt in your brother's eye but you don't notice the log that is in your own eye is also contained in this chapter. This is a great reminder that we should not be hypocrites, that we should not judge others, and we should always look at ourselves 1st before telling others how to live their lives. 

We do need to heed Jesus's advice to build a strong foundation by taking his words and doing something with them. We need to act on them and then our foundation will be strong.