September 30th

September 30th -- Luke 23:13-34

It's a bit lengthy, but please read the passage!

So, we've already recently looked at basically this same passage. One difference, though, is this one includes something Jesus says to a bunch of upset women who followed him to Golgotha. Now, one might expect a comforting "It'll be okay" or "Don't cry. Things will get better" right? Well, this is not at all what they got. They were told to be upset, but just for different reason. Instead of for him, be sad for themselves, their families, etc. He talks basically about many worse days coming. Now, you may disagree, but I'd say we can see evidence of those days even now. Life is becoming something that many people, instead of seeing as a blessing, see as a curse. This world is so broken that so many people just don't want to be a part of it. Some hate it so much that they take themselves out of it... when Jesus said that it made me think of today's world. The brokenness runs so rampant and so many people are knocked down/out by it. Fortunately, we know if Jesus is the tree, though it is dead now while he is in Heaven, it will be green when he returns again!

God bless! Shalom!