Verse of the Day October 12

This week we continue our series “Reimagining the Church.” Each week, we’ll explore a different New Testament image or metaphor for being disciples of Christ and the church and the focus this week is from the Gospel of Luke.

As followers of Christ, we are not to react to others based on how they treat us, but to act according to the kingdom principles of love, forgiveness, and generosity. Jesus invites each of us individually and the church to be a sign of the kingdom of God; to respond to challenges by loving, doing good, blessing, praying, and giving.

Today’s reading is Luke 19:1-10, Jesus and Zacchaeus.

The Verse of the Day is Luke 19:8,

Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”