Devotionals Feb 8 – March 7, 2022: The Gospel of Luke (4): The Stone Rejected, Now Exalted

“Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord” was the cry of the multitude as Jesus completed his journey to Jerusalem and made his triumphal entry into the city (Luke 19:38). How is it possible that only five days later he would be executed just outside this same city? Sadly, for most of the people in this multitude, their cry was only from their lips and not their hearts. Once they got past the amazing miracles and realized that Jesus was not going to overthrow the government and...