March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s Thoughts on Scripture comes from Luke 13:31: At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to [Jesus,] “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” (NRSV)
My first thought - why would the Pharisees even care? After all, they have been fighting Jesus from the beginning of his public ministry.
Wait…could this be a trap? Perhaps they came to Jesus with this “warning,” but had an ulterior motive. Could it have been they were thinking, get out of here Jesus, because we are tired of you messing in our system, not because we care about Herod being after you?
The good news is that Jesus is not fooled by them. Whether they meant it for good or evil, Jesus is not deterred from his mission. He is headed to Jerusalem and nothing will stop him...all because of love!
Blessings. And prayers
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