Sat 9/2 · Luke 23 · Prov 23
1) The thief on the cross (v.41) 2) The centurion at the cross (v.47) 3) Judas Iscariot (Matt 27:4) 4) Pilate’s wife (Matt 27:19)
Daily devotionals
Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
2026 Bible reading plan
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Fri 9/1 · Luke 22 · Prov 22
1) Because Jesus had to be buried before 6PM, which was the start of the Sabbath (23:50-56). But that Sabbath was not a Saturday, but 1/15, which was the first…
Thu 8/31 · Prov 21
In v.9, Solomon wrote: “It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.” V.19 is similar: “It is better…
Wed 8/30 · Luke 20 · Prov 20
(I'm sorry for the delay in posting!) 1) Jesus, who was rejected by the Jews, has become the cornerstone of the new temple (church) that God is building. 2) All…
Tue 8/29 · Luke 19 · Prov 19
1) The time that God visited the Jews through Jesus, their Messiah, but they ended up crucifying him. 2) It was fulfilled in 70AD when Rome surrounded Jerusalem and destroyed…
Mon 8/28 · Luke 18 · Prov 18
1) To overcome AC, we will need faith that will always pray and not lose heart (v.8, 1). 2) AC will persecute the church, stop worship services, burn our buildings,…
Sun 8/27 · Luke 17 · Prov 17
1) V.37 says they were taken to the corpse, where vultures (not eagles!) gather. I believe that is AC’s spiritually dead body where spiritually dead people gather, just as the…
Sat 8/26 · Luke 16 · Prov 16
1) Make friends by means of unrighteous wealth, so they will receive us into heaven. 2) He didn’t say anything about how the manager made friends in a dishonest way.…
Fri 8/25 · Luke 15 · Prov 15
1) The younger son probably didn’t feel love from his father, so he disrespects him by demanding his inheritance while the father is still alive (v.12)! Then he shows he…
Thu 8/24 · Luke 14 · Prov 14
1) He wanted to show the Pharisees that their laws about the Sabbath were wrong to give them a chance to change their legalistic thinking. 2) The Sabbath was meant…
Wed 8/23 · Luke 13 · Prov 13
1) Jesus will continue to do healings through the church for 2 days or 2,000 years (2 Pet 3:8), and during the 3rd day, or the Millennium, he will complete…
Tue 8/22 · Luke 12 · Prov 12
(3 servants are: A, B and C Servants) 1) A Servants wait for their master when HE RETURNS FROM HIS WEDDING and open the door when he knocks (v.36). So…
Mon 8/21 · Luke 11 · Prov 11
1) A) The LDC, Christians who are resisting AC. B) God 2) When we refuse to take AC’s mark and cannot buy food, God will answer our need for food…
Sun 8/20 · Luke 10 · Prov 10
1) *The harvest truly is great (v.2) = Multitudes too many to count will be saved (Rev 7: 9, 14). *Pray for laborers to be sent out (v.2) = The…
Sat 8/19 · Luke 9 · Prov 9
1) Yes, by not looking to their inadequacies (only 5 bread and 2 fish, so many people, not enough money, etc.) (v.13) but rather looking to their more-than-adequate God, like…
Fri 8/18 · Luke 8 · Prov 8
1) The parable of the sower is found in v.4-15. One lesson we can learn from this parable is that 1 out of 4 seed fell on good ground and…
Thu 8/17 · Luke 7 · Prov 7
1) The Pharisees looked down on John by rejecting him and his baptism (v.30) and accusing him of having a demon (v.33), while Jesus said he was more than a…
Wed 8/16 · Luke 6 · Prov 6
1) Whether we do what Jesus taught or not. 2) I would like to have a good heart to bear good fruit and always speak good words (v.45)
Tue 8/15 · Luke 5 · Prov 5
1) It is God’s will to heal the sick, and healing and miracles are one way of gathering multitudes to hear the gospel and be saved (v.13, 15). 2) The…
Mon 8/14 · Luke 4 · Prov 4
1) Because a prophet is not accepted in his hometown (v.24). Also, Jesus told them that Elijah was sent to a Gentile, not to a Jewish widow (v.25-26), and Elisha…