Not Willing
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· 11 viewsJesus understands what lies in store in Jerusalem. He laments the holy city's recalcitrance, and longs to gather the children of Jerusalem like a hen gathers her brood. But they are "not willing." This message will focus on "willingness" or lack thereof in our relationship with the Lord.
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*** Slide from church—Dominus Flevit, traditional spot where Jesus weeps over Jerusalem
Unlikely allies
Unlikely allies
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.”
The Pharisees seldom get good press in the New Testament; but accounts of them aren’t always negitive
Luke (in Acts) also presents a very positive portrayal of Gamaliel
But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.
So in the present case, I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone; because if this plan or this undertaking is of human origin, it will fail;
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!” They were convinced by him,
Work to be done
Work to be done
The days, or phases of Jesus’s ministry
“Today and tomorrow” — these will go on for an indeterminate (but not especially long) period
“I finish my work” — The self-giving, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus will occur
Stages in Jesus’s life:
Today, healing and performing miracles
Tomorrow, the Journey to Jerusalem
Jesus’s self-giving in Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
*** Image of Jerusalem
4000 BC (Occupied)
1005 BC (David conquers Jerusalem)
1005 BC forward (Political and religious capital of Judah)
Jerusalem is a city in which and for which God has done so much. Yet the city has a reputation for bringing the demise of prophets and messengers from God.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
*** Image: Hen with brood under her wings
He sustained him in a desert land, in a howling wilderness waste; he shielded him, cared for him, guarded him as the apple of his eye.
As an eagle stirs up its nest, and hovers over its young; as it spreads its wings, takes them up, and bears them aloft on its pinions,
Guard me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
May the Lord reward you for your deeds, and may you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge!”
Not willing
Not willing
God is always willing to work in the lives of his willing people.
What would God do in the lives of his people, if only they were willing?
What would God do in the life of his church, if only we were willing?
How would God change the world, if only the world was willing?
*** Image of wings