Luke 19: 41-48

This passage of Jesus driving out those selling in the temple has always appealed to me as a believer. In fact it is one of those passages that highlight the humanity of Jesus. In this section we observe the “righteous anger” the “passionate zeal” of Jesus when he encounters the defilement of the temple of God. In John’s gospel we read that he made a whip out of chords to drive them out, scattered their coins and overturned the tables (John 2: 12-17).

We observe in this section that Jesus, just like us, is disgusted when faced with things that are not the way they should be. He will not allow the unholy to profane the holy. This image of Jesus challenges the false understanding that Jesus is only and always meek and mild, instead inserting a fuller understanding that he will defend the holiness of God with passionate zeal.

Friends when and how do you, do we defend the holiness of God? Do we too frequently sit on the sidelines when orphans, widows, the homeless and the alien are oppressed? What do you think?

God’s Peace,
Pastor Brad