Re:Verse passage – Matthew 20:29-34 (day six)
The crowd rebuked them… Matthew 20:31
The question of this series is a personal one, “Jesus’ kingdom or ours? Which one will it be?”
The crowd clearly had a different agenda. They wanted to hurry things along to their end, which for them meant Jesus sitting on a political throne. There was no time for Jesus to stop and heal two blind men.
They had Jesus pegged; neatly fitted into their own ambitions and plans, their own kingdoms. But He wouldn’t have it. He wouldn’t be bullied or cajoled. With compassion he stopped and healed the men; he was about His Kingdom.
So, what will it be, Jesus’ Kingdom? Or will you try to force Him into your own? You can try, but Jesus won’t have it.
Jesus taught us how to stay focused in God’s mission in a world of many hidden agendas and distractions.