Have you ever read and perhaps even more importantly studied one book of the Bible? Let’s look at the Gospel of Luke. Who is Luke and why did he write this book which has become part of what is known as The Word of God.

Many people had been writing about Jesus and writing about the Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ. We have some of these writings. There were many rumours going around - many myths - many stories - many fanciful legends growing up. You can imagine! This invariably happens with someone unusual or famous.
Luke tells us, “I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning …” Now, this is important. Luke wants to reassure people, that what they believe about Jesus Christ is true. He wants us to be able to rely upon this account of the life and ministry and teaching of Jesus Christ.

Luke was a doctor - a medical man - and he treats the life and teaching of Jesus, like one of his patients - and lovingly investigates, examines and researches - so that he can arrive at the truth. When we read this book we can accept and believe that this is what actually happened.

This Gospel is written by a concerned loving doctor who is born of the Spirit of God, and anointed with the Spirit of God, and Luke writes to someone called Theophilus - one who loves God - a lover of GOD. This Book is for those who love GOD.

If you love God - you will love this Book. You will find this Book full of Good News and appreciate deeply what is in these pages. Luke has examined the facts of the situation, and having examined the facts, he now presents the facts. Luke is an authority on the subject about which he writes. We like people who are authorities on what they write about and teach.

What we most need in these present times is the authoritative powerful living and true Word of God. This is not the philosophy of mere men. We are not dealing with theories here. These chapters are much more than just good ideas to live by. This is not simply a moral code - this is the Word of God.

For 400 years GOD had been silent. There had been no prophetic word since the days of Malachi, and the church of the day was pretty dead, lifeless and unexciting.

Why had GOD been so quiet? Why were there no mighty prophets? Had GOD forgotten His People? NO.

Luke roots the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in history - in facts which can be checked. We read of a priest named Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth. They had spiritual roots, but they had more than roots. They had a spiritual reality in a day when there was not a lot of spiritual reality around. They were both upright and godly in the sight of God - not only before men. Almighty GOD regarded them as godly and righteous.

They were keeping all the commandments, and when GOD looked at Zechariah and Elizabeth, God saw a couple who were blameless. Here we are looking at a rare sight - a godly couple - a deeply religious husband and wife with depth of character.

How has our character grown and developed over these past weeks and months? And, as we consider these opening sentences in the Gospel of Luke, what does GOD see when HE looks at you and me? It is an important question.

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children’s Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.

He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org entitled “Word from Scotland” on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.

His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.

sandyshaw63@yahoo.com

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