"Only Luke is with me."
(2nd Timothy 4: 11)
If you have but one friend in this world, be thankful.
If you have but one friend who loves and cares about you, be thankful.
Who is that one friend you have in this world?
Who is that one friend who loves and cares about you?
Who is the Luke in your life?
He has always had more belief in you than you have believed in yourself.
He has always had more confidence in you than you have had in yourself.
He has always been there when you have had victories, and he has always there when you have suffered defeats.
He has seen you in your best of days, and he has seen you in your worst.
If you remember, it was Luke who encouraged you to be a golfer, musician, songwriter, shade-tree mechanic, and a host of other endeavors that ran through your head.
If you remember, it was Luke who encouraged you to use your talent for God, and not for the praises of men, nor for the praises of yourself.
Luke has never given up on you when you wanted to give on yourself.
Paul the Apostle went to the heart of the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel of Christ, and the Gospel of Christ prevailed. Only Luke was with him.
Paul preached to the devil's face on throne in Rome, and the Gospel of Christ prevailed. Only Luke was with him.
As long as Luke was with him, Paul was fine.
As believers in Christ, we are much like the Apostle Paul in that we are messengers and ministers to empires: the empires of families, the empires of friends, the empires of communities and cities, and the empires on the streets where we live. And as long as we have a Luke with us, we will be fine, and the Gospel of Christ will prevail.
Jesus said,
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst thereof." (Matthew 18: 20)
Paul and Luke were fine because the Lord was there in midst thereof.
In like manner, Christ will be in the midst thereof with us when two or three gather in His name.
Luke has never given up on you when you wanted to give on yourself.
Paul the Apostle went to the heart of the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel of Christ, and the Gospel of Christ prevailed. Only Luke was with him.
Paul preached to the devil's face on throne in Rome, and the Gospel of Christ prevailed. Only Luke was with him.
As long as Luke was with him, Paul was fine.
As believers in Christ, we are much like the Apostle Paul in that we are messengers and ministers to empires: the empires of families, the empires of friends, the empires of communities and cities, and the empires on the streets where we live. And as long as we have a Luke with us, we will be fine, and the Gospel of Christ will prevail.
Jesus said,
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst thereof." (Matthew 18: 20)
Paul and Luke were fine because the Lord was there in midst thereof.
In like manner, Christ will be in the midst thereof with us when two or three gather in His name.
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