Daily Bible Reading— April 2025, God’s Strengthening Word: Assurance of Hope in Christ JesusSample

Introduction

Luke 18:18–43: We return to Luke’s Gospel as Jesus is journeying toward Jerusalem and the cross. In today’s reading, Jesus speaks with a wealthy man, a leader, who asks him what he must do to receive eternal life. The reading concludes with Jesus speaking for a third time (in Luke’s account) about his impending death. As he continues to Jerusalem with his disciples, he heals a blind beggar.

Today’s Key Verse: Luke 18:31b

[Jesus said to his disciples:] “Listen! We are going to Jerusalem where everything the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true.”

Reflect

How does Jesus respond to the rich man who asks what he must do to receive eternal life? What is the man’s reaction? What are your thoughts about what Jesus said? Why do the people tell the blind man to be quiet (verse 39)? What does the blind man ask of Jesus? What is the role of faith in these stories?

Pray

Lord God, whenever I feel as if I don’t have as much as I need or as much as I want, remind me of the ways you have blessed me, and help me share those blessings lovingly as an expression of my trust and faith in you. Amen.

Tomorrow’s Reading

Luke 19:1–10: A tax collector wants to see Jesus.