Timing

Timing

As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. . . . [Y]ou did not recognize the time of God's coming to you.” Luke 19:41-42, 44b

Jerusalem represented the heart and soul of the people that God had chosen as His own, and Jesus was overcome with emotion at the sight of this city. Even as the people welcomed Christ upon his entry to the city, he was grieved by the knowledge that they did not understand the complete nature of His mission. They did not “recognize the time of God’s coming” to them.

Today, most of the people of Copperas Cove do not understand who Jesus is and what God has done for them. Will you join me in praying that, this Easter, they will “recognize the time of God’s coming” and respond to Christ? Will you pray for your neighbors and seek opportunities to introduce them to Jesus?

Father, there are people around me who need You desperately, but they don’t recognize it. I pray for my neighbors and ask that you would use me to reach them for Christ. Please give me an opportunity today to represent You.

Praying with you,
Jim