Core Truth: As with Israel at a most critical moment of their national life, so today both nations … churches … and even individuals are ever in danger of missing God’s blessings and grace by failing to recognize the time of His divine visitations.
Scripture: Luke 19:28-44
As [Jesus] approached the city, … the whole crowd of His disciples shouted praises to God for all the marvelous things that they had seen Him do. ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’ they cried. “there is peace in Heaven and glory on high!” There were some Pharisees in the crowd who said to Jesus, “Master, restrain your disciples!” To which He replied, “I tell you that if they kept quiet, the very stones in the road would burst out cheering!” And as He came still near to the city, He caught sight of it and wept over it, saying, “Ah, if you only knew, even at this eleventh hour, on what your peace depends – but you cannot see it. The time is coming when your enemies will encircle you with ramparts, surrounding you and hemming you in on every side. And they will hurl you and all your children to the ground – yes, they will not leave you one stone standing upon another – all because you did not know when God Himself was visiting you!”