On this wonderful spring day as I sit here in my office wanting to be outside but knowing that I have work that must get done I began reflecting back on Palm Sunday and the message that God gave me to proclaim. Again I was stirred by the message not because I thought it was so great and Billy Graham would call be blessed because of it. I was stirred because God spoke again to me about the message. The message was taken from Luke 19:28-41 and the text of the message was verse 41, "As he (Jesus) approached Jerusalem and saw the city he wept over it." God asked me the same question I asked the people that Palm Sunday morning when was the last time you wept over your city, town, neighborhood, friends, and family. Jesus' weeping was not because he was excited about coming into Jerusalem he was weeping because of the judgement that some would face because of their action that would result in Jesus' crucifixtion. I believe he wept because he knew Peter would deny him and Judas would betray him. Jesus wept because he knew some would go into eternity with out God's redeeming love that he wants to give so freely. It is easy to write people off it is easy to say they are not worth much anyway, but God does not think that way Luke 12:6-7 tells us that five sparrows are sold for two pennies and not one of them is forgotten by God. So what does this say to me while my earthly attitude would want to say they are not worth it my Heaven father tells me tp weep over my city because the people are worth it because they afre his creation. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few pray for workers into the harvest field and as Isaiah said in his commission "Here am I send me"
May I weep over my city
Blessings