Stop Weeping for Me
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Stop Weeping for Me
As Jesus was being led away for crucifixion, there were those who were mourning for Him. The gospels don’t give any real details on this, but Luke 23:27-31 describes the following:
And there were following Him a great multitude of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.
But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’
For if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?”
Jesus always knew that His purpose was to die as a payment for all of our sins. He was the perfect Lamb of God, sacrificed to wash away all our sins. He knew that His suffering and death would lead to His resurrection. The depth of His love for each and every one of us is so great that He purposed to die so that we could be saved.
The results of His death and resurrection would be the confirmation of His eternal glory as Lord of lords, King of kings, and God of gods. That is why they did not need to weep for Him. But, Jesus wanted them to “weep for yourselves and for your children”. Why?
Because we are the ones who are always weak and fearful, we are the ones with doubts and sins that tear us down. We are the ones with a lack of knowledge and have an inability to conceive of the love of God during all our trials in this life.
We are the ones who lose hope. We are the ones who get too proud to confess our sins and ask for forgiveness. And our children are just like us. Our grandchildren are just like us.
So, we do need to weep and pray for ourselves and our children. We are so vulnerable in this world. Our children are so vulnerable.
As Jesus pointed out, “For if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?”
There are many portions of scripture that describe how in the end days the hearts of the people will get cold and their sins will go from bad to worse. Those who demanded Jesus’ crucifixion were horribly evil in their hatred and intent. But, Jesus is saying that people will get even worse.
We might not like to think about it, but we do see signs of it all around. And so, we need to weep and pray for ourselves and our children, that our hearts would not get cold and that we do not get hardened into our sinful ways.
Throughout the New Testament, the new Christians were often instructed to pray for each other, and many examples are given of their prayers and love for one another. We need to let that become a part of our lives, so that ”as the tree gets dry” in these end days, our hearts will remain strong in faith, hope, and love.
As we meditate on the love of Jesus for each and every one of us, we will say, “Hallelujah! Our Savior’s love is forever ours.”
Love,
Margaret
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A Christian devotional to glorify the LORD of lords and GOD of gods.
Pray for our country.
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The LORD made this day, let us rejoice and be glad in Him.
Psalm 118:24
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The word of the LORD is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 18:30
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Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.
Psalm 33:1
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How blessed are those who dwell in Thy house!
They are ever praising Thee.
Psalm 84:4
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Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Psalm 103:13
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O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Psalm 107:1
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Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
Psalm 105:3
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Not that I have already obtained it, or have already become perfect, but I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12
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Hallelujah 
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