Do you think the people showed the Lord and His disciples much hospitality? The reason the disciples had to pluck the ears of corn on the Sabbath day was because they were hungry. They didn’t have enough to eat, and this was God’s provision for the poor people (Deuteronomy 23:2525When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbor, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor's standing corn. (Deuteronomy 23:25)). The Creator of all things, “though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor” (2 Corinthians 8:9).
Before you make an important decision, do you pray about it? The Lord was about to choose 12 apostles from among His disciples. He spent the entire night in prayer before making this choice. What an example for us to follow! We are to make our requests with thanksgiving to God for every matter on our hearts.
The Lord did things without partiality. He was kind to all who came to Him. The whole multitude sought to touch Him, and all that did were healed.
Not only were His works great, but His words were full of grace and truth. They went beyond what was written in the Old Testament. There, Israel was told to destroy their enemies. Now, His disciples were told to love their enemies and to do good, because God is kind even to the unthankful and to the evil. In fact, those who heard the words of the Lord and did them are compared to a house whose foundation was built on a rock that could not be moved.
How good it is to read the Bible and pray daily so that we can be unmovable in the storms of life!
1. What did David and his men eat when they were hungry? __________ Luke 6:___
2. The Lord Jesus spent all night on a mountain doing what? __________ Luke 6:___
3. Everyone who was sick sought to touch the Lord. What happened when they did? __________ Luke 6:___
4. If we love our enemies and do good, our reward shall be great, and we will be children of __________. Luke 6:___
5. When the storm beat fiercely on the house that had its foundation on a rock, it could not __________. Luke 6:___