God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
Spiritual attitude “And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt” (Luke 1 8:9). “The kind of person you are is far more important than the kind of work you do.” When we realize that our existence is more important than our actions, as believers, we must develop appropriate spiritual attitudes within our hearts—one of which is humility. In today's passage Luke 18:9, we see a Pharisee who believed himself to be righteous and looked down on others. He enjoyed being esteemed among people (16:15). His spiritual posture was pride. He considered himself better than even tax collectors and other sinners. Look at the Pharisee's prayer in the parable of Jesus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers,...