Author Archives: L. Lyden

Ministered to Him and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others which ministered to Him of their substance.  Luke 8:3 If you have been following the Daily Dose for a while, you know a little about my back story. But if you are new to the dose, let me justContinue reading “October 18, 2022”

Your faith has saved you Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you.  God in peace.”  Luke 7:50 Your faith has saved you.  That’s what Jesus said to the woman who came and washed His feet with her tears.  That’s right, right?  That is how we get saved today, too.  We callContinue reading “October 17, 2022”

Blessing or Offense And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”  Luke 7:23 These days, it is easy to get offended.  We live in a world that is saturated with it.  It is not one sided either.  In today’s society people are offended if you are not like them and others areContinue reading “October 16, 2022”

He has compassion When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Luke 7:13 Everyday that we live in this world, we are going through something.  When we get up each morning, there isn’t many days at all that we don’t have cares and concerns we carryContinue reading “October 14, 2022”

Marvelous Faith Therefore, I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But speak the word, and my servant will be healed. Luke 7:7 I cannot express to you how important it is to speak God’s Word.  I know I am taking this very literal, but I believe the centurion was referring toContinue reading “October 13, 2022”

What’s in your heart?  “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”  Luke 6:45 The words we speak in life are very important. Continue reading “October 12, 2022”

Give Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. Luke 6:30 Yesterday as I wrote about being God’s ambassador by responding to others the way He does, the Holy Spirit showed me the answer to a question I have had for quite aContinue reading “October 11, 2022”

Opposite World But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Luke 6:35 The next section of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is what I like toContinue reading “October 10, 2022”

Blessing vs. Woe “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. Luke 6:24 As I look at the list of Woes in this chapter, it makes me think of the story Jesus told about the rich fool.  It goes like this: The rich fool’s land produced a great crop soContinue reading “October 9, 2022”

Blessed Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Luke 6:20 This is going to sound strange and maybe even hard to believe, but I did not realize that the Beatitudes that Jesus taught His disciples were also written in theContinue reading “October 8, 2022”