What an inspired miracle of God that faithful servants recorded the workings of the Holy Spirit in man. We are without excuse who seek to know Him… He given us the gift of the written Word of God transcribed by His servants to be ingested by us.
We are blessed beyond measure by those faithful servants who inspired by the Holy Spirit recorded God’s journey with fallen man.
ingest |inĖjest|
verb [ with obj. ]
take into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
The Gospel of Luke is unique in several ways. It is the only Gospel that has a sequel, Acts. Luke is the longest of the four Gospels. Luke records a wide variety of miracles, teaching, and parables, making it the fullest portrait of Jesus’ ministry. Luke is the only Gospel addressed to an individual. Luke wrote his Gospel to reassure Theophilus, a Gentile and a new believer, that God was still at work in the Christian community founded by Jesus. For Luke, Jesus is the promised Messiah, the Son of God, the Servant through whom God works, and the Lord who is called to sit at God’s right hand exerting His authority and giving the Spirit to those who believe.
Jesus’ humanity and compassion are repeatedly stressed by the author. This, coupled with Luke’s portrayal of Jesus’ sinless perfection, set up his logical conclusion. Because Jesus is the only perfect person born of a woman and because He identifies compassionately with the plight of suffering sinful people, He alone is qualified to carry our sorrows, bear our sin, and offer us the priceless gift of salvation.
Luke 1:1–4
1 Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
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