Luke 19:41-44
08/29/2025
- And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
- saying, ‘‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
- For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side
- and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.’’ (ESV)
Saint Luke wrote:
And when [Jesus] drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.’’
One of the difficult questions people ask, ‘‘Why are some people saved and not others?’’ Those who are assured of the forgiveness of sins for the sake of Christ Jesus, have faith in their Savior because of God’s rich grace and love alone.
Jesus’ death and resurrection paid the price for all sins, even the sins of those who reject Him. God, who gave us the will to turn our back on the truth, forces Himself on no one.
The children of Israel, the people of Jerusalem, did not take the Word of God seriously. They did not pay attention to the prophets sent by God. They silenced God’s only-begotten Son by putting Him to death.
Today is the day of your visitation. Our Lord invites you to hear His Word, to learn of His grace, to receive the things of peace. Please join us each Sunday morning at Trinity Lutheran Church to learn of our Savior, who died and rose again to give to you life everlasting.
May our Lord grant that we know the time of our visitation for our eternal blessing. Amen.