Can we ever expect to see to see the true life of abundance that Jesus came to
this earth to give us without waking in Mercy - more fully
1 Peter 2:21 NKJV
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
John 11:35 NKJV
Jesus wept.
John 11:33 NKJV
Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
John 11:41 NKJV
Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
John 11:42 NKJV
And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”
John 11:43 NKJV
Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
John 11:53 NKJV
Then, from that day on,they plotted to put Him to death.
John 12:12 NKJV
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
John 12:13 NKJV
took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
“Hosanna!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’
The King of Israel!”
Luke 19:38 ESV
saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
Luke 19:41 ESV
And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
› What can we learn from the tears of Jesus?
- Learn to
- See that HIS
- That we become
- It means that Jesus is more emotionally complex than we think he is. He really feels the sorrow of a situation. But that doesn’t mean you can’t cry. When you die and stand before the Judge , Jesus Christ , and he asks you,
“How did you feel about the suffering around you?”
What will your answer be?
Let’s repent of our hardness and ask God to Give us a heart that is more tender.