O Jerusalem. . . ! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as s hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
Matthew 23:37
Not long ago I heard the distresses chirping of a bird coming from the side of my neighbor's house. I discovered that a nest of baby birds was inside a vent covered by screen, placing a barrier between the mother bird who trying to feed her hungry chicks. After I told the neighbors, they removed the screen and took the nest and chicks to a safe place to be cared for.
Few things are as heartbreaking as a barrier to christ, the long awaited Messiah of Israel, experienced a barrier to love when His chosen people rejected Him. He used the word picture if hen and her baby chicks to describe their unwillingness to receive it: " O Jerusalem, Jerusalem. . . ! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! " (Matt.23:37).
Our sin is a barrier that separates us from God (Iss. 59:2). But, "God do loved the world that He gave this only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). Jesus took care of the barrier to God's love by His sacrificial death on the cross and His resurrection (Rom. 5:8-17, 8:11). Now He longs for us to experience His love and accept this gift.
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