Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
Text: Luke 6: 38
A PROFOUND TEACHING ABOUT GIVING
1. The Practice of Lending
a. The normal practice
i. To lend.
ii. The borrower was to return the loan extended.
b. The special practice
i. To lend.
ii. But to accept that the loan may not be returned (Luke 6:34).
2. Beyond the special practice of lending
a. To lend without looking for the return of a loan was special.
b. The Lord Jesus went further to teach about “giving”.
3. An illustration chosen
a. The illustration is that of a merchant measuring out grain.
b. The normal way of filling up a sack of grain.
The merchant just pours the dry grain till the sack is full.
c. The special way chosen. He does more than just filling up the sack!
4. The special way described
Four things were noted: