Weeping With God

Luke 19:41 - "When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it."

Before Jesus entered the temple and whipped out the moneychangers, He first wept over the city. Through its history, Jerusalem had created a religious system which had lost its heart of love for God and man. Likewise, before we get indignant over the sin and moral lapses around us, we had best be sure we have first felt the heart of God in their regard.

Jesus told us not to judge merely by appearances but to judge with righteous judgment (John 7:24). When we can hurt with the heart of God over sin, only then do we have the license to whip those who He desires to chastise.

May we seek God's heart for those whom He died for, only wounding them with His love when He calls us to do so.