He wept over the cityLuke 19:41-48Length: Standard
Eat
Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.
- Read
- Reread
- Retell
Digest
Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.
What does this passage show me about God?
- What made Jesus weep as he came near Jerusalem?
- What did Jesus do in the temple, and what did he say his house should be?
What does it show me about people — and about myself?
- When you see what is wrong among God's people, is your first response anger, distance, or grief? What does Jesus' response teach you?
What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)
- Name a person or a group you have been frustrated with. When will you pray for them this week, the way Jesus wept for Jerusalem?
Who will I tell?
- Who has been disappointed by God's people? How could you show them the Jesus who weeps and cares?
Grow
Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).
Pray
Jesus, you wept over your people before you cleared the temple. Give me your heart for the people around me: grief where there is wrong, and love that longs for them to come back to God.