Luke was not one of the twelve original disciples. He was one of the 70 that was called to go out and preach the gospel after the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, therefore becoming an evangelist. I found it interesting that he never met Jesus. Or at least there is no evidence that he did. He had been a friend of the apostle Paul who called him "the beloved physician" (Colossians 4:14) and as a physician, he was devoted to science and research before his conversion to Christ.
He was a Gentile and wrote the books of uke and Acts. His writings focus on the plan of salvation as the "good news" and that phrase was mention ten times in the gospel, and fifteen times in the book of Acts.
It is said that he died at the age of 84 in Boeotia and it is not known how he died.
The fact that he began as a physician shows us that no matter what course we set for ourselves in life, God has other plans for us. Psalm 37:23 reminds us that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. Luke was a good man. He started out one way on his path and ended up on another one set by God himself. Seeing the truth in Jesus, he knew it as truth and went on to follow it into carrying on the gospel of Christ. No matter the cost.
Can we say the same for ourselves? Have we started out in own way in our life, and then find Jesus who sets us another course? When he calls us, have we followed him? Or have we rejected his directions and gone our own way? It is something to think about as we go about our every day living. The bible also says: Choose this day, whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:14. I believe that means every day we should choose to follow our Savior because it is so easy to get off the beaten path and be tempted to go our own way. We must get up every morning to choose his way to avoid that. I pray that like Luke you have recognized the truth and let God set you on whatever path he has chosen for you. Whatever the cost to us, it will bring blessing and in the end, it will bring eternal life.
(sources: Scriptures used today, as well as What can we learn from the life of Luke? and Luke the Evangelist - Wikipedia
I have not yet looked into the question of whether Mathew and Mark were two of the original disciples. I will do so before this series has ended. Thanks for coming by. Up tomorrow will be Thomas.
He was a Gentile and wrote the books of uke and Acts. His writings focus on the plan of salvation as the "good news" and that phrase was mention ten times in the gospel, and fifteen times in the book of Acts.
It is said that he died at the age of 84 in Boeotia and it is not known how he died.
The fact that he began as a physician shows us that no matter what course we set for ourselves in life, God has other plans for us. Psalm 37:23 reminds us that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. Luke was a good man. He started out one way on his path and ended up on another one set by God himself. Seeing the truth in Jesus, he knew it as truth and went on to follow it into carrying on the gospel of Christ. No matter the cost.
Can we say the same for ourselves? Have we started out in own way in our life, and then find Jesus who sets us another course? When he calls us, have we followed him? Or have we rejected his directions and gone our own way? It is something to think about as we go about our every day living. The bible also says: Choose this day, whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:14. I believe that means every day we should choose to follow our Savior because it is so easy to get off the beaten path and be tempted to go our own way. We must get up every morning to choose his way to avoid that. I pray that like Luke you have recognized the truth and let God set you on whatever path he has chosen for you. Whatever the cost to us, it will bring blessing and in the end, it will bring eternal life.
(sources: Scriptures used today, as well as What can we learn from the life of Luke? and Luke the Evangelist - Wikipedia
I have not yet looked into the question of whether Mathew and Mark were two of the original disciples. I will do so before this series has ended. Thanks for coming by. Up tomorrow will be Thomas.
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