Holy Tuesday : Choosing to see...

On Tuesday of Holy Week, we see Jesus once again entering Jerusalem. His intention is to repair to the temple and continue His teachings. It is evident that His mission on earth is fast drawing to its close. On the road from to Jerusalem, the disciples are surprised at seeing the fig-tree, which their divine Master had yesterday cursed, now dead. This is important to us as believers, it’s another place in scripture that teaches us that the whole of nature is subservient to the will of God. He speaks and creation obeys. 

One of the famous passages of scripture also takes place on Tuesday. Jesus speaks these words: " If someone says to this mountain with great faith and having no doubt, ‘Mountain, be lifted up and thrown into the midst of the sea,’ and believes that what he says will happen, it will be done. This is the reason I urge you to boldly believe for whatever you ask for in prayer—believe that you have received it and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying, if you find that you carry something in your heart against another person, release him and forgive him so that your Father in heaven will also release you and forgive you of your faults.

Having entered Jerusalem, Jesus directs His steps towards the temple. No sooner has He entered, than the chief priests, the scribes, and the ancients of the people, accost Him with questions and accusations. The cleansing of the Temple on Holy Monday caused the Pharisees to question Jesus’ right to do “these things.” Jesus had not received His authority from the religious leaders . . . so they wanted answers.

How painful that Holy Tuesday must have been to cause Jesus to utter His final lament over the city of Jerusalem (John 12:37–40). Even before His crucifixion, Jesus’ heart would be pierced by Israel’s lack of faith. 

On this Holy Tuesday – let’s not grieve the heart of Christ over our lack of faith. Let’s allow faith to rise within us and in faith - stand firm in the reality that our sovereign king is teaching us and calling us into communion with Him. 

We’ve more to learn, more to do, greater levels of faith to obtain … he is challenging us to forgive, to have faith – to see that which we cannot see in the natural. I am learning to forgive and choosing to see. God is doing a great thing!