I wonder how Jesus felt the morning after Jerusalem. Sunday was a very emotional time for many. There were some that was giving praise to Christ and then we read of Jesus’ weeping over the hearts of the people in the city. How did Jesus sleep that night? Was it a short night for Jesus? No doubt before he started his day Jesus probably found a quite place of prayer to the Father, to discuss the events of the day before, as well as to discuss the events of that day.
I turned this morning to Matthew’s account of the Monday before the crucifixion of Christ and I read of one of the first things that Jesus did upon entering the city was he went to the temple. There he found things happening that were displeasing to him and states “It is written ‘My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves (or a hideout for robbers).’”
I have heard for years the story of Jesus going into the temple and casting out all them that sold and bought in the temple, overturning the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves in the temple. This always seems to be the emphasis place on this scripture and many times told like we had bragging rights that Jesus would do this.
But in studying this week, the last week of the life of Christ on earth, I was reminded that this is not all that he did on this visit to the temple. The blind and the lame came to him and he healed them. The aftermath of the day before was some of the children was crying out “Hosanna to the son of David” (Matthew 21:14-16). Many good things happened at the temple that day as well.
As you journey with me through scripture this week and look at some of the events of Christ hopefully we too recognized that we have bragging rights!
Scriptures for today: Matthew 21:10-17; Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-48
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