🏔️ Luke 12

Luke 12 is a real chapter from the New Testament. It starts, “Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.” Luke 12 opens with these words: “Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his…” The line to keep is Luke 12:45: “But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be…” Carry the word “servant” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Luke 12:45: “But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Luke 12? Then try this: Read “But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.