At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you." And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Luke 13:31-32 (ESV)
Jesus came to seek and save those who were lost. He healed the sick, gave hope to the hopeless, died for the sins of all, and conquered death by rising from the dead three days after He gave up His life on the cross.
Yet today, as then, some people hate Him or despise Him. One must wonder why?
He was a threat to those who consciously or subconsciously wanted to be God themselves. He was upsetting to those who thought they were in control, destroyed a man-centered religious system, and allowed "nobody" to be "somebody."
He exposed the sin in man's heart, defeated the prince of this world's power, fed the multitudes, raised the dead, calmed the storms, and even produced the needed tax money from the mouth of a fish.
Those who hated Jesus did so without cause. One day, they and all who rejected Him will wish they had not. That day is coming quickly. Perhaps, for now, there is still time to make the right choices.
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