March 3, 2025
Lent: Seeing Jesus - Part 1
Luke 18:31-34
03/03/2025
31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, ``See, we
are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is
written about the Son of Man by the prophets will
be accomplished.
32 For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and
will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit
upon.
33 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on
the third day he will rise.''
34 But they understood none of these things. This
saying was hidden from them, and they did not
grasp what was said. (ESV)
This week, Wednesday, begins the season of Lent in the
Christian Church. For forty days, plus Sundays, we shall ponder
our sin which Jesus was willing to take upon Himself. He, the
sinless Son of God, for our salvation from eternal death, to
reconcile us to God the Father, perfectly fulfilled the Law on
our behalf, then suffered to pay the price we should pay.
And taking the twelve, he said to them, ``See, we are
going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written
about the Son of Man by the prophets will be
accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the
Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and
spit upon. And after flogging him, they will kill him,
and on the third day he will rise.'' But they
understood none of these things. This saying was hidden
from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
Although the death of Jesus took the disciples by surprise,
and His resurrection confounded the religious leaders of the day,
nothing Jesus accomplished should be unexpected. That which was
written by the prophets from the time of Moses, that which Jesus
told His disciples, stood as a clear witness of God's plan to
redeem sinners.
This week we will look at our Lord's words, and the
disciples' reaction, as we prepare to ponder Jesus' crucifixion.
May our Lord grant us eyes to see His love, and ears to hear
of His mercy. Amen.