Under His Wing

FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Daily Reading – Exodus 27-28 / Matthew 23:23-39

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

     It was evident; Jesus loved the children of Israel. He speaks of how He would have loved to gather them together to protect and love them in the same way that a mother loves her children. There is no greater picture of earthly love than that of a mother’s love for her child.

     Today, Jesus loves the church with that same love. We read in Eph. 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;” Sadly, just as Israel would not allow Jesus to gather them and love them, many today will not gather with the church that Jesus loves so much.
   

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

Is it possible that today when Jesus looks at the church He loves and protects as His bride He may be saying,  Oh church, church, “and ye would not?”