Lessons We Learn From Jesus' Tears - TEARS FOR HIS NEIGHBORS

 Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on Nisan 9, 33 C.E. As he approaced the city, a crowd gathered and people spread their garments on the road  before him to acknowledge him as their King.  That was certainly a happy occasion.  (Read Luke 19:36-40.)  So his disciples might not have expected what happened next.  "When [Jesus] got nearby, he viewed the city and wept over it." With tears in his eyes, Jesus foretod the grim fate that awaited the inhabitants of Jerusalem. - LUKE 19:41-44.

Jesus felt pain of heart because he knew that despite the warm reception he was receiving, his countrymen in general had aleady shown that they would refuse to respond favorably to the Kingdom message.  As a result, Jerusalem would be destroyed and any Jews who survived the destruction of the city would be led into captivity. (Luke 21:20-24)  Just as Jesus anticipated, most of the people rejected him. How do people in genera;l respond to the Kingdom message where you live?  If few respond positively to your efforts to teach them the truth, what can you learn from Jesus tears?  Consider three more lessons. 

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