We are reading through and discussing the Gospel of Luke in our
care group. A care group is a small
group from church that meets in homes to care for one another and to learn more
about what the Bible teaches. Sometimes
we will focus on a topic; other times a book of the Bible. Sometimes we just get together to have some
food and fellowship.
I was glad we picked the Gospel of Luke in the Bible to look
at over the coming weeks. It’s been on
my heart to spend more time just focusing on Jesus especially as we lead up to Easter,
the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Often times we get caught up in what we are
supposed to do as Christians, what we are supposed to think, what experiences
we are having. Jesus can get lost in our
lives. He becomes the buzzword, the pat
answer for the Sunday school class, “Jesus, God, the Bible.”
“Oh Lord, forgive us that we would allow You to become
routine in our lives.”
I was determined to get to know my Jesus more fully, and the
Gospel of Luke is just the place to go to do that. Spending time with Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
is an eye opening, a heart opening experience.
I have been reminded over and over again, not only from the text, but
from voices all around me that this Jesus is no ordinary man. The text certainly bears witness that this is
someone special. Is it possible for Him
to have been anyone but God? I am trying
to listen more closely and look more intently, remembering Who it is I am
walking with in this narrative. These
are the words God wanted recorded that we would know the truth.
Learning is a good L word too. The more I can learn, the more I know. The more I know, the more I understand. The more I understand the more I realize just
how little I know and how much there is to learn. You could study the book of Luke for a long
time and not learn or know or understand all that’s there to be revealed about
the person of Jesus. One thing for
sure: He is not mundane in any way.
Faith is based in knowledge and I want to know more.
“It seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus; so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.” Luke 1:3-5
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