March 27
“The Lord thy God… will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His Love” (Zeph. 3:17).
Now we read of the next or sixth visit of the Lord Jesus to Bethany in Mark 11:19. Having
cast out the people from the temple vs. 15-17, our Lord is returning from the city (v. 19). It
had been a very hard task for the Lord Jesus Christ. He had shown love and compassion to
all the people, but because they did not accept it, they had to be judged. He had thrown down
the tables and had turned the people out with a scourge. He was feeling very sad, and turned
back to Bethany where He found real rest and satisfaction. In Jerusalem there had been
nothing but sorrow, grief and pain, but in Bethany He knew that there was a small group who
would give Him real rest and satisfaction.
The Lord Jesus Christ never regarded Jerusalem as His home, but Bethany, where He could
share His burden and sorrow; a place where he could be comforted and strengthened. What
a mystery! The Lord Jesus our Creator was seeking comfort from His people. He was showing
how He was longing to be comforted. In Bethany He had no sorrow because of the warm
welcome given to Him by those few who loved Him. In Bethany He found real rest and peace
and comfort, and those who were longing to listen to Him.
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March 26 | Daily Bread
March 26
“The secret things belong unto the Lord our God” (Deut. 29:29).
All the things the Lord Jesus saw in the temple and among His people in Jerusalem as
described in Matthew 23:13, 15-23, He must have told His friends at Bethany. I can imagine
the Lord Jesus Christ with a very sad, heavy and burdened heart returning from Jerusalem to
Bethany that night, and before He scourged the temple, He told them that secret. As we
become co-workers with the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord reveals many secrets which He has
hidden from other (Matt. 13:17; Deut. 29:29).
In this way God’s people can enjoy partnership with the Lord Jesus Christ. If we are growing
spiritually, many things will be revealed to us before they happen. The Lord has warned us
through His prophets of coming events like earthquakes, famine etc., and again and again
before anything happens, the Lord gives us the privilege to prepare His people for the coming
judgment. Thus we enter into the hidden secrets of God’s heart. The fifth purpose of the Lord
Jesus in visiting Bethany was to share His secret and burden with those who had become His
co-workers.