The Tuesday of Holy Week is the most written about day in the Bible.
It was a day of controversy and stories. Jesus spent time in the temple teaching, where the leaders sent men to catch Jesus in some sort of crime so that they might have him arrested. His authority was questioned and He was set up with the question about taxes. He warned of false teachers and the end of the age, so that His children would recognize the times He has promised throughout the Word. As He spoke these words, the leaders became more determined to be rid of Him. He seemed untouchable.
We are busy people. Schedules are filled with work and school and then we fill in the empty spots with our leisure activities. If we aren't busy with something, we are busy taking care of our homes, going to the grocery store or running the kids to whatever activity we've scheduled for them.
Not only are we busy, but we live in a noisy world. The television or radio is always on. The noises of construction ring all around us. Kids are screaming, dogs are barking. It is so easy to lose touch with God when the world around us is so loud and busy.
Jesus is getting ever closer to the cross and these were the final moments for Him to speak God's word into the lives of the people before they turned completely. The things He said were not always acceptable. He offended many, who then turned away. As they heard the stories and warnings they stopped believing. They didn't really believe anyway--they wanted Jesus to be someone that He was not. As Jesus preached in those final hours, they saw more clearly that Jesus was not the expected Messiah.
He was a much different Messiah.
