“THE PATH TO PEACE” (LK 19:42)
“You failed to recognize the time of your visitation.” –Luke 19:44 King Jesus visited the people of Jerusalem. They refused to accept Him as King and wouldn’t rest until He was nailed to a cross. Refusing to accept Jesus as King had disastrous consequences. They could have had peace had they accepted Jesus (Lk 19:42). Instead, in 70 A.D., they were surrounded by their enemies, the Romans, and Jerusalem was completely destroyed (see Lk 19:43-44). In today’s psalm, the people do recognize the visitation of their King, the Messiah. “The children of Zion rejoice in their King” (Ps 149:2). They...