Sometimes things are 'hidden' from us
because what we’ve heard was so
preposterous as to not be believable.
Such was the case with Jesus’ followers
as he was about to make his triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
The anticipation of all was that He was the
Messiah, and as the King of Israel he’d overthrow
the occupying Romans and usher in the new kingdom.
Instead Jesus tells them:
“The Son Of Man will be BETRAYED…they will
CONDEMN him to death…and MOCK and spit on him.”
Mark 10:33
As today’s verse from the Gospel of Luke implies
they just 'Didn’t Get It' and ESPECIALLY
did not get the many times previously that he told them that
he would be crucified, die, be buried —
and then Rise From The Dead.
If you are like the fellow on the right, you 'Get That'
but for many like the fellow on the left, this makes absolutely no sense,
and is in fact NONSENSE.
Friend, while this may seem preposterous, this is the heart
of the Gospel — plain and simple:
Jesus Christ was God made man and came to earth to deliver
and save us from sin and death. At the cross he died, and
by the sacrifice of his blood paid the price for the sins
of ALL who would simply believe and confess this as TRUE.
For those that do, by his grace he gives eternal life
and frees all from the condemnation of both physical and
spiritual death.
Is the idea that Christ died, was raised from the dead, and
now is alive TRUE?
...or is it still “Hidden From You?”
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