Scripture to Read: Luke 12:54–56
Jesus would go back and forth as He taught, sometimes speaking directly to His disciples and sometimes addressing the crowd that was there with them. God had Luke record this in Luke 12:54–56, “And He was also saying to the crowds, ‘When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. 55 And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way. 56 You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?’” Jesus rebuked the people who stood in the crowd that day. Jesus said that though they could discern the weather, they missed who was in their presence. Jesus told them that with all they knew about the prophecies foretelling the first coming of the Messiah, they should have known that Jesus was the Messiah prophesied in the Scriptures. He had already fulfilled many obvious signs confirming Him as the promised Messiah, but they were blind to who He was. That is still true today for many who refuse to believe that Jesus is the One and Only Messiah for the world. God tells us in 2 Corinthians 4:3–4, “…even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ…”
Challenge & Application
Why did Jesus rebuke the crowd that day?
Why are people still blind to who Jesus is today?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!