Luke 8:1-3 – Our Great Privilege

Our Lord Jesus Christ’s time on earth is short, but He accomplishes much by never wearying of doing good. The unbelief and opposition He meets with does not slow Him down. We are to imitate Christ in this. Our time is short, and there is much work to be done – we must not waste time on things of no importance.

The women in these verses also set us an example. They have to endure hardship and the scorn of those who know them. But these women are so thankful for what Christ has done for them that they gladly follow Jesus. These are some of the women that stand by Christ to the very end as He dies on the cross and are the first to visit His grave. Their example encourages all women to follow Christ despite any hardship they may face in doing so. Perhaps a young mother thinks she has no time to follow Christ and take care of a family, or maybe the wife of an unbelieving husband feels too afraid of what her husband will say to follow Christ. The daughter of unbelieving parents may think it’s impossible for her to follow Christ with no encouragement from home, or maybe the professional woman feels that Christ should be kept quiet in the workplace. But our Lord Jesus Christ, who enables the women in these verses to follow Him, calls women to serve and glorify Him today despite their circumstances.

These women also count it a privilege to serve the Lord with what they have. He doesn’t need their service – He can multiply loaves and fish to provide for Himself whenever He wants. But it pleases Him to let these women do things for Him. In the same way, God does not need us to do the small jobs we do for Him. He, who has all power, can simply speak, and they are done. But it pleases Him to use us to do His work. This is a great privilege – the opportunity to show our love for God by serving Him.

Questions
1. Why are these women so faithful in following Christ?
2. What is our great privilege?

Prayer Points
1. Pray that we would not weary in doing good.
2. Use prayer points from your congregation.
3. Pray for family matters.