Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's Word with you, so let's get started.

Hey, good morning. Welcome to our daily Bible devotional study from Luke chapter 21.

Jesus is at the temple and commends a poor widow for putting in all that she has to live on.

This contrast with those who give out of their surplus.

Jesus has a message for those who deem the temple to be holy, but do not worship there with the right

heart. The temple in Jerusalem will be destroyed. The disciples ask Jesus when such things will happen.

Jesus tells them times will get tough and deceivers will abound. But it will be a great opportunity

to testify to the truth. He instructs them to flee to the mountains when the

judgment begins. Disciples will need to be on guard, stay prepared, and be willing to walk

away when the time comes. This destruction would come in their generation. Here are some things we can

derive from this prediction about the destruction of Jerusalem.

That destruction occurred in 70 AD.

Roman soldiers attacked the city and many Jews were killed.

Jesus warned about this, and those who believed in him looked for signs,

stayed ready and escaped annihilation.

There was much deception in those days. Disciples had to sift through error and be sure they were following the truth. The Roman army was the agency of Christ's

judgment against the ungodly. We know that a final judgment is coming. Jesus will return

personally and he will destroy the world and those who are caught

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