Independence Day - Luke 17:20-37

Luke recounts Jesus’ teaching on the Kingdom’s in-breaking and Christ’s second coming in response to a Pharisee’s question. It is an account which will truly test believers’ faith in things unseen. It follows well into the fabric of faith and redemption taught in the previous parables, e.g. parables like the lost coin, the Prodigal Son, the unrighteous steward, the rich man, and mustard seed. By doing so, Luke fulfills the purpose of his Gospel: to steady the God-lover’s wobbly faith by revealing where the Kingdom of God is truly found and how it appears to the world.