Out of Touch with Reality

Jesus is weeping over Jerusalem! These verses paint a powerful picture of the compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem and has just been rebuked by the Pharisees who refuse to believe and understand who He is! Now, He is seeing the city of his chosen people and begins to weep. He knows of the inevitable downfall of the city in the years to come by the Romans. Jesus knew the Israelites would reject him! He knew that many of the Jewish people would end up rejecting Him and His ministry, and above all else His forgiveness of sinners. This leads Him to weeping! Our Lord and Savior cares more for people than any of us ever could. It is amazing what He has done for us. It would be so difficult for me to have any sympathy for the people of this time. They had rejected Him, and our minds want to tell us that Jesus has no reason to weep for them. But that is not how He treats us! Jesus came to die not for the righteous, but to die for the sinner. This is who He came to save! Knowing that people are going to reject Him and having the ability to overlook the city, having the knowledge of its downfall, brings our Jesus to tears because that is who He is! He is a God who weeps! He is a God who cares more deeply about us than we can possibly understand. Sometimes I think it is easy to forget about this fact. We have things that happen in our lives that make us question the goodness of God. Life is not always easy! God tells us though that He knows everything about you! He cares about you! He wants you to give everything to Him in prayer! Be encouraged, our God, is a God who weeps for the sinner.