The 260 Journey

Day 64Today’s Reading: Luke 20Not everyone who asks you a question wants an answer or wants the truth. Listen to one of the most profound questions ever asked. It was a question someone asked of Jesus, and the one who asked it never stopped to hear the answer: “Pilate said to Him, ‘What is truth?’ And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews . . .” (John 18:38).Pilate asked the...

Day 63Today’s Reading: Luke 19Today’s reading contains the story of a crazy conversion of a rich man. But in order to get its full picture, we have to read something from the previous chapter about a crazy miracle healing of a blind man.Luke 18:35 says, “As Jesus was approaching Jericho . . .” (Remember Jericho, because we’ll come back to that.) “As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was...

Day 62Today’s Reading: Luke 18In today’s reading, Jesus tells a story on prayer. But I think through the story, He wants us to pick the guy we think God likes best so He can teach us a lesson. Sometimes we assume that God likes who we like and what we like. It should be easy to pick out who God likes best:He told his next story to some who were complacently pleased with themselves over their...

Day 61Today's Reading: Luke 17My goal today is to put you in a special category, which not many are in. My goal is to move you to the 10 percent category, because if I can get you there, I can get you some extra help on what God has already done for you.How many want more miracles happening in their lives?They can have that. And it is as simple as saying, “Thank You, God.”Our 260 Journey leads us...

Day 60Today’s Reading: Luke 16What if you could hear from someone who had died, and they could tell you what’s on the other side? That’s what a story in today’s reading is. It’s a story that will stop you in your tracks. It’s the story of eternity. It’s the story of what’s beyond. More specifically, it’s a story about hell, realized too late.There was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in...

Day 59Today’s Reading: Luke 15Today’s reading contains one of the most incredible stories ever told. We call it the story of the prodigal son. Let’s read it together:[Jesus] said, “A man had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them. And not many days later, the younger son gathered...

Day 58Today’s Reading: Luke 14You’ve been invited to a big party. Not just a party but God’s party. And it lasts a really long time . . . for eternity. In order to understand how this party works, Jesus told a parable. And what makes this parable amazing is when and where He told it.I come from a family in which dinner table talk was the norm. Dinner would last a long time not because eating took...

Day 57Today’s Reading: Luke 13There are more than 7 billion people on earth. Nearly sixty million of them will die this year. That is approximately 153,000 people dying every day, 6,400 people dying every hour, 107 people dying every minute, two people dying every second. Not a great thought to start your day.Death is unavoidable and undeniable, and you will one day become one of these...

Day 56Today’s Reading: Luke 12A. W. Tozer, the famous Christian writer, said that there are seven ways to really know ourselves and know what our character is like. He called them rules for self discovery. They are:1. What we want most2. What we think about most3. What we laugh at4. What we do with our leisure time5. The company we enjoy6. Who and what we admire7. How we use our moneyHow we use...

Day 55Today’s Reading: Luke 11When it comes to giving a gift today, one of the most popular gifts, which doesn’t require much thought or effort, is a gift card.According to the National Retail Federation, about 59 percent of shoppers will purchase a gift card for friends and family. According to estimates, the typical American home has an average of $300 in unused or “unredeemed” gift cards in...