Luke 15:1-10
The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin
Luke 15:11-24
The Parable of the Lost Son
Luke 16:1-13
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
Luke 16:14-18
The Law, the Prophets and the Kingdom
Luke 16:19-31
The Rich Man and Lazarus
Luke 17:1-10
Jesus Tells About Forgiveness and Faith
Luke 17:11-19
Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
Luke 17:20-37
The Coming of the Kingdom of God
Luke 18:1-8
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Luke 18:9-14
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Luke 18:15-17
Jesus Blesses the Little Children
Luke 18:18-27
The Rich Young Ruler
Luke 18:28-34
Jesus Predicts His Death
Luke 18:35-43
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
Luke 19:1-10
Jesus Brings Salvation to Zaccheus’s Home
Luke 19:11-27
The Parable of the King’s Servants
Luke 19:28-40
Jesus Rides into Jerusalem on a Donkey
Luke 19:41-48
Jesus Cleansing of the Temple
Luke 20:1-8
Religious Leaders Challenge Jesus Authority
Luke 20:9-18
The Parable of the Wicked Farmers
Luke 20:19-26
Paying Taxes to Caesar
Luke 20:27-40
The Resurrection and Marriage
Luke 20:41-47
Leaders Didn’t Understand Who Jesus Was
Luke 21:1-4
The Widow’s Offering
Luke 21:5-19
Signs of the End of the Age
Luke 21:20-28
Jesus Tells About His Return
Jesus Predicts His Death
Luke 18:28–34
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Peter and the other disciples had paid a high price by leaving their homes and jobs to follow Jesus (v. 28). But Jesus reminded Peter that following him has its benefits as well as its sacrifices. They had begun to pay the price of following Jesus and He said they would be rewarded (vv. 29-30). Even though they had left their parents, brothers, sisters, wives and children to follow Him, they would be rewarded many times over in this life and in the life to come. In other words, he was telling them not to dwell on what they had given up, but to think about what they had gained and to give thanks for it. We can never out give God.
The disciples had begun to pay the price for following Jesus and He said they would be rewarded. Any believer who has had to give up something to follow Christ will be paid back in this life as well as in the next. Gathering the twelve disciples around Him, Jesus began to make some predictions about what would happen to Him as they traveled up to Jerusalem (vv. 31-34). The disciples apparently didn’t understand Jesus, because they focused on what he said about His death and ignored what He said about His resurrection. Even though Jesus spoke plainly, they would not grasp the significance of His words until they saw the risen Christ face to face.
Application
Have I honestly and objectively taken my goals before the Lord for His approval? Do my goals feed my ego more than they honor the Lord? Would I be willing to change my goals if God were to show me that I should?
Luke 18:28-34 (English Standard Version)
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