“And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘Would that you, even now, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.’” Luke 19:41-42
March 30, 2026
In case you missed it, yesterday was Palm Sunday. It is the traditional celebration of Jesus riding into Jerusalem with great fanfare six days before His crucifixion on Friday. Only Luke records Jesus’ lament as He drew near to the city. “Jesus knows that the excitement of the crowds does not correspond to genuine spiritual perception of His messianic mission” (The Reformation Study Bible). The crowds were not the only ones who got Jesus wrong. False religion abounds with blind spiritual eyes: ‘’Jesus was a creation of God, the spirit-brother of Lucifer, the husband of Mary and Martha, an avatar, the prophet of Islam.” This is only a short list. Jesus knew exactly who He was and the why of His incarnation. The sight of Jerusalem brought home to Jesus with sudden force the tragedy which hung over it. The crowds and the religious leaders would, in a few days, be calling for Jesus’ execution. Also, in forty years the desire and clamor for a purely political messiah would see the siege of Jerusalem and its destruction in 70 A.D. The truth is the crown rights of God’s Servant had to be purchased by Jesus through the suffering of His atoning sacrifice on the cross.
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Reflections:
How does the thirst for political power in our day collide with the true identity of Jesus Christ?
Why is the true understanding of Jesus and power found most often in weakness?