Christian Devotional – September 22, 2023

The Savior Comes, Day 21

What happens when you don’t like Jesus. Read Matthew chapter 21.

Jesus enters the town of Jerusalem triumphantly. The people praise him and everyone wants to be around him. He is the height of popularity. However, his message hasn’t changed. He is still sharing the gospel and still sharing that he is the Son of God. Those religious leaders are outraged. But, he’s so popular they don’t know what to do about it.

When people disagree with the message of Jesus, how do they respond? Often they get indignant and angry, just like these religious leaders did. And often, they wait to see whether the message is popular or not. People who disagree with Jesus don’t want to do so by themselves. They work to establish a group of people who don’t agree with the message of Jesus.

When we think about how we respond to those who disagree with Jesus’s message, we must remember that God loves them and desires that they hear the message, and that we are to have compassion on them. But, we cannot stop sharing the message. Jesus didn’t change his message just because the people didn’t like it. Jesus continued to share with them and to try to help them come to the understanding of who he is and that he was there to save them.