Is He Weeping for You?
Luke 19:41
“As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it…”
It is said, “Hindsight is 20/20.” Looking back at events after they have happened gives us great knowledge and insight into history, as well as insight into our own lives. With more information and the benefit of 20/20 vision to see what we have experienced in our lives, perhaps there are those who might have done things differently if they had known what they know now. I have often thought, “If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!”
Jesus didn’t need to depend on 20/20 hindsight to know the history of what had taken place before His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, nor to know what awaited Him once He arrived. He knew He was about to face a most horrendous week—betrayal, loss of close friends, horrific physical torture, an agonizing death, and the most distressing of all, separation from His Father. One last look at the city He loved brought tears to His eyes, weeping tears. The next verse in Luke 19, says this, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.”
In the short time Jesus had to minister to the people, He spoke boldly of God’s redemptive plan for them, but many refused to believe His words. As He surveyed the city before Him, He wept for what might have been, for the people who rejected Him, and the judgment that was to come.
Still today, He weeps for those who have rejected Him, those who refuse to believe that He is the only One Who can bring peace by bridging the gap between us and God; the only One who took the punishment for our sin; the only One Who can offer eternal life.
Jesus
Ask yourself, is He weeping for you?
Dear Father, forgive us for the times we have caused You to weep, the times we have caused Your heart to ache. Oh, may that never be again! Renew in us hearts that are totally yielded to You. During this Passion Week, remind us each day of the steps Your Son took to the Cross that provided a way for us to live forever with You. For His sake we pray. Amen.
As a devoted Christ-follower, Marsha has walked this twisting, winding, bumpy road called life, giving her many opportunities to serve Him. Besides owning and managing a Tea business for twenty-two years, her focus has been to minister to women as a leader, teacher, mentor and public speaker.
At this point in her life, she has a great sense of urgency to share the love of Christ with men and women from all walks of life through the written word. She has been married for 56 years and is the mother of two married daughters and grandmother of four.
You can contact her through her Devotions For All Reasons Facebook page, the website of the same name, as well as: Tea For All Reasons, Food For All Reasons (both shared with her daughter, Jen) and England For All Reasons, shared with her husband, Jake
Marsha: yes, I agree with you about Jesus be aware of what was going to happen to HIM. But I also have thought that what he was speaking of was the prediction of the DESTRUCTION of Jerusalem in 70 AD, a destruction so severe that Jerusalem would NOT be rebuilt for CENTURIES.