Have you ever taken your status in life and transcended time to walk the streets of Jerusalem when Jesus was there? Just as you are today, what would you have been then?
I've thought about that many times. As I am considered middle class American, what position in society would I have held at the time? I see myself as a simple peasant, one of the multitude who sat listening to His teachings. As I had a hunger for God even as a child, I would not have been able to resist hearing what this Man had to say. Being the mother of three, I would have taken my children with me ( which would have proven a challenge with the third, a rambunctious little boy). Would Jesus have noticed that my little one was becoming a distraction? Surely the disciples would have noticed. Would Jesus have taken my child upon His knee & kissed his auburn hair? Would He have drawn my girls to His side to look lovingly in their faces? This is the dream I have if I could walk those streets when Jesus was there. For I know this would have changed not only my life, but the lives of my children.
But there is also another choice I would have had. As a wife & mother, I would have had no time for storytellers. I would have thought it foolish to expect three young children to sit for such a period of time. Although there may have been some interest kindled within me about this Man & the claim that He was the Messiah, I would have pushed it aside and went on with my daily chores. Forever missing the blessing of hearing & believing.
It's a sobering thought. To choose to let Him change you or to remain as you are. Either way will have an impact on the lives of your children. Either way will mean death. Yes, that's right. To choose to follow Him condemns you as it did Him, but with the promise of eternal life. To choose to remain as you are, insures your death & condemnation for eternity.
Transcend time & make your choice.
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