Wed Devo

Read Luke 20:1-9. This day of the passion week has come to be known as the "Great Day of Questions." Matthew 22 gives additional questions that the religious leaders asked Jesus on this day - trying to trap Him. I think its really cool how Jesus managed to confound his accusers and never really answer their questions. 

It was Rabbinical teaching to answer a questions with a question. It seems sometimes it was almost a dual of the minds - who could ask the better question. Here Jesus wins the battle because his question forces them to give up. 

It is so frustrating that in v. 5-7 the religious leaders are not even looking for truth. They are thinking about what would anger the crowd and what would embarrass them. They don't even slow down to think - "maybe we've been wrong the whole time."

questions

1) do you sometimes get in an argument where being right is more important than the truth?

2) what things has God said that you still struggle to believe?

3) how open are you to re-examining those areas?

prayer

create in me a clean heart God and renew a right spirit within me -