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Marked Devotional 31

by David Joynt on April 05, 2022


LUKE 19:44b | 44b  ...because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.

What specifically moved Jesus to tears as He looked at the city of Jerusalem? The painful irony that the majority of His people missed their own Messiah! They prayed and waited for centuries, enduring exile and subjugation, holding on to the promises that God would send His anointed one to right their wrongs, establish a kingdom, and initiate an era of peace. They listened to the words of the prophets and prayed for the coming of the King, passing hope from generation to generation, despite their struggles.

At last, their hopes and dreams came true! Their prayers were answered! The Messiah arrived, full of grace and truth, preaching wisdom and performing deeds of healing and mercy! The majority did not recognize Him. The greatest moment in the history of the chosen people was ignored by some and rejected by others.

Do you know the pain of missing a moment, when prayers were answered, or opportunity knocked?

Tags: pain, opportunity, answered prayer

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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