When we walk with Jesus, beyond the routine, He can change us. If we’ve got Jesus, we’ve got everything we need. What a friend we have in Jesus!

Markers and signposts point us to where we are supposed to be. In Luke 2:22-28, we read about the faithfulness of Simeon and Anna, waiting to meet the Messiah. God is calling us to change the markers in our own lives, and inviting us to place markers for others.

In Luke 12:49-59, Jesus prepares his followers for the possibility of division. Jesus wants us to read the signs of the times; to pay attention to what matters most, and react accordingly. We should live each day as if it was our first day, because God does something new every day. If today was your…

In Luke 9:10-17, Jesus and His disciples withdrew by themselves to Bethsaida, but the crowds followed them. At Jesus’ instruction, the disciples fed the large hungry crowd with five loaves of bread and two fish. When we retreat with God and follow His voice, a miracle can occur.

In Luke 9:1-9, Jesus sends out the disciples to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Jesus prepares us to be a sent-out people by giving us a purpose; encouraging us to depend on God; and preparing us for rejection … that we may be “absurdly happy” as followers of Jesus.

In Luke 8:22-39, Jesus calms the storm and heals a demon-possessed man. If the disciples hadn’t faced their storm, the man would not have been freed from his storm. What is the ‘other side’ Jesus is calling you to?