Meditation

Hi there,

Like the past two days, today's verses are incredibly action-packed.

The dramatic scene where Jesus drives out the buyers, sellers, and money changers from the temple is quickly followed by the healing of the sick and the lame in the same place, and then by the confrontation with the Pharisees, as Jesus openly declares who he is in response to their demand that he deny what the children are calling him.​

The Lord. Worthy of praise.

This is momentous stuff as Jesus deliberately sets on a collision course with the authorities.​

Today's passage ends quietly as Jesus retires to rest before the next escalation in tension.​

Today's text is Matthew 21:12-17

Today's verses to copy are in black and red. Tomorrow's are in gray for context.

Jesus at the Temple

12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”​

14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.​

16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.

“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,

“‘From the lips of children and infants
you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”​

17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree

18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.​

20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.​

21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Encouragement

Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.

Psalm 8:2​

Andy

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