March 25, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, March 25.
I hope you had a wonderful and blessed Palm Sunday. And now . . . on to Easter! But what happened on all those days between the two famous Sundays? Each day this week, we'll take a look.
On Monday, Jesus returned to Jerusalem. He and His disciples had spent Sunday night in Bethany, two miles east of the Holy City, at the home of good friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. But, on that morning, Jesus was in the temple.
The first temple was built by King Solomon in 950 B.C. It was destroyed about 500 years later and a second temple was constructed. King Herod added to this structure 20 years before Bethlehem, and, in the time of Christ, it was called Herod's Temple.
When Jesus walked in on that Monday morning, He was not pleased with what He saw. Money changers were cheating the Passover visitors, creating a "den of thieves". We witness His anger as He overturns the tables and drives out the evil men.
Anger is sometimes thought of as a sin, however Jesus shows us a righteous anger than can be a tool to accomplish the will of God. But when we take a stand, there is often a price to pay. On that Monday morning, Jesus caught the attention of the Jewish leaders. And another step was taken toward the Cross.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
