You Are There!
by Muriel Larson
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“He came to his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:11-12).
A parade is coming! You hear the joyful shouts of the crowd of people approaching.
“What’s going on?” you ask a bystander. He cranes his neck. “It’s some man riding on a donkey.
I think it may be that Jesus, who goes around healing people!”
You squeeze through the crowd that has gathered around you. There’s no band, no drumbeats. But the noise is deafening! Then you break through, and you see Him. People are throwing palm branches on the road before Him. Children are all over the place jumping for joy.
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“Hosannah to the Son of David!” they’re shouting joyfully. “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
“Son of David,” someone says. “He must be the Savior God promised to send–the Messiah!”
As Jesus draws near, you peer at Him. That’s Jesus, the Man who healed your blind uncle! That’s Jesus–the man who healed the lame, the deaf, the lepers–the man who raised that widow’s son from the dead! Your heart leaps for joy. He is the Messiah, the Savior. You start leaping for joy and shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David, the Messiah!”
Some Pharisees step up to Jesus and stop Him. “Teacher,” they exclaim, “rebuke your disciples!”
Jesus looks at them soberly. “I tell you,” He says, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out!”
You join the great crowd following Jesus. And suddenly He stops again on a hillock. As He looks at Jerusalem, tears roll down His cheeks! Then He says sadly, “Oh, Jerusalem! If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace–but now it is hidden from your eyes! The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within the walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you!”
This prophecy made by Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came true in 70 A.D.
You really weren’t there that day; but Jesus still offers His salvation to those of us who live today. Have you yourself received Jesus Christ as your Messiah, as your Savior?
The reason God allowed cruel men to crucify His Son during that terrible week that followed was because “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” And Romans 10:13 declares, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved!”
When God saves us, He transforms our lives. If we truly know Jesus Christ, we will love, follow, and serve Him, the Holy One who gave His life for us!
~Help us to realize what great love You have for us, Lord, and to follow You!
QUESTIONS: In view of all the miracles Jesus Christ did, and all of his great teachings, why did His people reject Him? Why did most Jewish people in general reject Jesus Christ in spite of His fulfillment of all the prophecies made in the Old Testament?
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I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE LORD AND ALL HE GAVE FOR ME.
You have the right answers, Amy and Judy.
Joyful Easter in the Lord!
Dr. Muriel, you asked:
In view of all the miracles Jesus Christ did, and all of his great teachings, why did His people reject Him? Why did most Jewish people in general reject Jesus Christ in spite of His fulfillment of all the prophecies made in the Old Testament?
Sometimes I would think about this. Why? First of all it was planned years ago. It fulfilled the prophecies. God can harden hearts and scripture will say as such. When the Pharoh agreed to let the Israelites go, God hardened his heart, so he changed his mind. The Pharisees were jealous of Jesus. They encouraged the people to turn on Christ. IF the people did not turn on Christ, then scriptures would not be completed. We would not have a Savior. Praise and thank the Lord that the people turned on Jesus, that Jesus was crucified, and we have a sinless Savior.
WE ARE TAUGHT TODAY TO LET IT BE KNOWN THAT WE PRAISE JESUS CHRIST AND GOD. BACK WHEN CHRIST WAS ON HIS WAY TO BE CRUCIFIED. THE PEOPLE WERE PRAISING HIM ,AS WELL AS, HIS DISCIPLES WERE DOING LETTING OTHERS KNOW THE CHOSSON ONE. THE ONE THAT WE WOULD ALL NEED TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO GET INTO HEAVEN WHEN OUR TIME CAM. THE PHARISEES THOUGHT THEY WERE TO GOOD FOR ALL THIS THAT WAS GOING ON.
I don’t understand what this part is about. Could someone tell me? I wrote my answers above.
I think that Jesus was not totally accepted for many reasons. People have ever been fearful of change. People have always been jealous of others. People have since the time of Jesus not wanted to “count the cost” of following Jesus, and then not wanted to pay the cost of following Him. People still want to “logicalize” (my made up word) every aspect of faith, every aspect of God into what can’t be touched or explained. And mostly, God sent His Son to save us all, and it was foretold that Jesus, the perfect most holy, would die for us all. The Pharisees and Sadcusees did not want to risk giving up their power and wealth; and could not accept that such a simple Man came to change the world. And sadly, many people still are unaccepting of we Christians today, still want to “argue away” Jesus and His many miracles and His complete love. I am a very new Christian, but this is what I feel. I apologize if I am way wrong.