Thoughts for You
The following notes describe what we have been thinking regarding the Christian walk.
These all relate to Jesus' final week before the crucifixion. We hope they will help you on your own spiritual journey.
These all relate to Jesus' final week before the crucifixion. We hope they will help you on your own spiritual journey.
"The Stones Would Cry Out"How tremendously significant this seemingly haphazard event! Jesus rides a donkey into Jerusalem and people begin spontaneously to shout “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord...” The Pharisees cry out “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” Jesus responds, “If these should keep silent, the stones would cry out.”
You see, this was not haphazard at all! In the words of the prophet Zechariah, “Behold your king is coming unto you, lowly and riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The King has come to His own and His own would not receive Him. My friend, let this never be said of you, that Christ came to be King of your life and you would not receive Him. “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.” |
The time is nowStrange, isn’t it? Here is Jesus riding into Jerusalem -- what we call the Triumphal Entry. People are shouting hosanna. But Jesus is in tears. Why? It’s because instead of the beauty of the city and the glory of the temple, He saw devastation and ruin. “Your enemies will surround you...and level you and your children within you to the ground...and will not leave one stone upon another.” Why? “Because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
Dear friend, opportunities do not last forever. How long has Jesus been knocking at your door? The time of your visitation is now. Don’t let it pass. |