2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 50
by Walt Martin on February 21st, 2026
In every scene in this chapter, Jesus’ authority presses against something rigid: Forgiveness confronts theological gatekeeping. Calling Levi challenges social exclusion. Eating with sinners pushes back against moral superiority. Joy calls out performative piety. Rest resists legalism.
Authority calls for a restoration of God’s design–a design that centers on love. Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 49
by Walt Martin on February 20th, 2026
Holiness is not merely receiving what Jesus does for us. It is aligning our will with His. Because grace is resistible, our response to it carries consequences—not in a way that limits God’s plans, but in ways that shape how the work unfolds in and through us. Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 48
by Walt Martin on February 20th, 2026
Jesus was tempted. Jesus did not sin. That’s the hinge point of our theology of hope. If temptation automatically produced sin, then Jesus could not be both fully human and sinless. The fact that He was tempted—and yet remained without sin—tells us something vital about both His nature and ours. Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 47
by Walt Martin on February 16th, 2026
For those of us shaped by a Wesleyan vision of holiness, this matters. The Great Commission assumes that transformation is possible. Jesus would not command us to teach obedience if obedience were unattainable. Grace does not only pardon—it empowers. The risen Christ forms a holy people who reflect His character in the world. Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 46
by Walt Martin on February 15th, 2026
Simon doesn’t just carry wood. He likely becomes part of a worshiping community.
The centurion doesn’t just make an emotional statement. He confesses something profound about the identity of Christ. Read More
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2026 Reading Plan Reflections - Day 45
by Walt Martin on February 14th, 2026
Historically, this verse has been misused in terrible ways. But this is not the guilt of one ethnic group or one generation. It is the story of humanity. When we read this scene, we are not spectators. We are participants. Read More
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