The Day After Palm Sunday

“Palm Sunday” was a very emotional time for Jesus! Jesus entered Jerusalem, and multitudes that went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" But now it is Monday, and what will Jesus do?

On the following day Jesus entered the temple, and upon entering Jesus found things that was very displeasing. He 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).'" This always seems to be the emphasis place on this scripture, as if we have bragging rights that Jesus would display his anger in the temple in this strange way.

But are we seeing too much of the wrong, to see the good? The wrong cannot be ignored, and Jesus did address the wrong at hand. But Jesus' main objective was to fulfill the will of the Father.

• There were blind and lame people in the temple, and He healed them (and),
• Jesus noticed the children singing praises to Him in the temple. 

In fact, the children were repeating some of the same praise that they had heard from the adults the day before.  The leading priest and the teachers in the temple wanted to find fault in the children by saying, "Do you hear the things these children are saying? 

Jesus answered, 'Yes, Haven't you read in the Scriptures, 'You have taught children and babies to sing praises' (Matthew 21:16 NCV)."

How many spiritually blind folks did you see yesterday in church?  Did you notice the children singing?  Did you notice the worship of those around you? Or did we just see the faults of others? 

For every fault we find in someone hopefully we find twice as much good. 

Today, look for the good in others. Find someone in need, and be a blessing. Find those that need encouraging, and offer a word of encouragement. You can make a difference in someone's life today, looking for the good and overlooking their faults.

Scriptures for today:  Matthew 21:10-17; Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-48

Blessings,
Tim Lamb