Jesus entered the city of
Jerusalem, walked into the temple area, and
thoroughly looked all around contemplating what He
already knew. He observed all the
facts before Him.
As Jesus looked about Him, He
measured everything by divine standards.
He saw everything through the eyes of God.
He never looked at anything through the eyes
of the world system’s convenience or selfishness.
What did Jesus see that day in
the temple? Mark tells us in
chapter eleven of his Gospel that Jesus saw religion
commercialized. Religion had been made easy (Mark
11:15-17). He saw the family of the high priest
selling sacrificial animals and moneychangers
exchanging foreign coins for a profit.
Jesus saw human degradation at
its worst. He saw the depravity of man and his need
for God to provide His own righteousness for
mankind. He saw that God’s work
must be done God’s way.
Jesus sees the heart of every
man and woman. And He was saying,
“That which proceeds out of the man, that is what
defiles the man. For from within, out of the heart
of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications,
thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and
wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy,
slander, pride and foolishness. All these evil
things proceed from within and defile the man” (Mark
7:20-23).
Jesus still observes
everything, and He still looks everywhere with
thoroughness in His examination.
He looks completely at all the facts before Him.
What does He see? More
importantly, what does He see when He examines you
and me?
When Jesus looks into our
hearts, He sees the good, and He sees the bad. He
sees our motives, our aspirations, our failures, our
sins and our achievements. Nothing escapes His
all-seeing eyes. If this is the scorching burning
truth, there is yet more comfort in it than in
anything else I know. He sees everything.
Jesus knows everything about
you. He knows all about you, the fire in your blood,
the deadly devilish poison that drives you; He takes
it all into account. He sees everything and sees
thoroughly.
Jesus looks at our plight
through the eyes of grace. Yes,
“The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God
is eternal live in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans
6:23).
But Jesus took the wages of our
sin upon Himself and died for us as our substitute.
Sinful guilty man is “justified
as a gift by His grace through the redemption which
is in Christ Jesus whom God displayed publicly as a
propitiation in His blood through faith” (Rom.
3:24-25).
When Jesus looks at you, what
does He see? Does He see a sinner
lost and condemned to an eternal hell?
Does He see a sinner saved by the free grace
of God? Does He see a sinner who
has put his trust in the death of Jesus Christ alone
to save him for eternity?
Selah!
Message by Wil Pounds (c) 2006
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Wil is a graduate of William Carey University, B. A.; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Th. M.; and Azusa Pacific University, M. A. He has pastored in Panama, Ecuador and the U. S, and served for over 20 years as missionary in Ecuador and Honduras. He had a daily expository Bible teaching ministry head in over 100 countries from 1972-2005. He continues to seek opportunities to be personally involved in world missions. Wil and his wife Ann have three grown daughters. He currently serves as a Baptist pastor and teaches seminary extension courses in Ecuador.
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