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July 10, 2025; Matthew 24:1-35

July 10, 2025; Matthew 24:1-35

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Daily Dose of Hope July 10, 2025 Scripture - Matthew 24:1-35 Prayer: Lord, our Lord, How majestic is your name in all the earth! We magnify your precious and powerful name. How often we forget how mighty you are. You created all. You created us. Thank you, Lord, for who you are. Most of all, thank you for loving us with all our flaws and brokenness. In all we do, in who we are, help us to be more like you. We pray for humility, mercy, and compassion. Help us see others through your eyes. In Your Name, Amen. Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, a Deep Dive into the Gospels and Acts. Today, we start Matthew 24. We start with this interesting discourse about the Temple. Jesus has taken awhile to get to this point. He has given plenty of warnings as to what is going to happen. But the disciples just can’t let it go; it’s all a lot for them to understand at this point. They draw attention to the size and grandeur of the Temple buildings. Even though they were from Galilee, most of these men would have seen the Temple before. They were required to attend multiple festivals each year at the Temple in Jerusalem. But they continue to be enamored by the Temple. And it was a beautiful sight. Psalm 84:1 reads, How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty! Thus, when Jesus tells them that the Temple will all be knocked down, they don’t know what to make of it. They want to know all the nitty gritty details. What’s interesting about this is that Rome destroys the Temple roughly forty years after Jesus said this. This would be an ugly season in Jerusalem’s history, with lots of persecution and oppression. Is this what Jesus is referring to in nation rising against nation, famines, earthquakes, and so forth? Scholars don’t all agree but I think it’s safe to say yes and no. Yes, the Roman armies destroying Jerusalem in AD 70 was pretty horrific. Much of the population was starved and/or eventually massacred. But there is more to this. This is more than just a “in the near future” scenario. It’s also likely that Jesus is referring to the end of times and when he will return to judge all people. We certainly have images of Jesus returning on the clouds with the loud trumpet call; this echoes prophecy in Daniel. Look at verses 30 and 31, Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. And up until this point, Jesus has often alluded to this. He never tells people to be scared or worried, just to be ready. As believers, we have nothing to fear. We belong to Jesus. Just be ready. But there is still an urgency to this – how seriously do we take this? Are we busy doing God’s business, which includes leading people to Jesus? Is sharing the story of Jesus a regular part of who we are as believers? If not, why? Do you believe that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead? These are serious questions that every single one of us has to reckon with. One other thing to mention about this passage. At this point, the disciples still don’t understand that God’s presence now dwells in the person of Jesus Christ. From their perspective, the Temple still holds the presence of God. But the Good News of Jesus is that God’s presence is no longer in a building but in Jesus. God is Jesus and Jesus is God. If that isn’t enough to blow your mind, consider that the presence of God is now also in the person of the Holy Spirit. Where does the Holy Spirit dwell? Well, in us as believers! So that means that the presence of God is in Jesus’ church, his people. That being said, are we living and acting like the presence of the Living God is in us? I’ll be honest; I always find this question so convicting. Think about your day. Think about what you said and did. Was there anything that you would change if you could, thinking about how you represent the Living God? Blessings, Pastor Vicki

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