The Journey To The Cross

I know, I know, it's been a while since the last entry in this blog...and I could give all the usual excuses, like how tired I've been, or how busy I've been, or how my dog ate my computer, or the blizzard that we just went through, or the revival that we just finished and on and on...so, just pick one of the above excuses and go with it:)

For the next two weeks we are going to look at the journey to the cross, the tomb and the resurrection as we prepare for Easter.
In Matthew 20:17-28 we find that Jesus tells His disciples for the third time that He is going to Jerusalem and there he will suffer, be ridiculed, scorned, crucified and die...but that He will rise on the third day.
The disciples don't understand what He is saying and they (at least James and John) are still focused on what Jesus had said in Matthew 19:28.
They are looking for glory, power and recognition. They are looking for a throne, a place of power. Their mother, Salome, comes to Jesus and makes a request of Jesus.

"Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom." Salome was the precursor to the 'soccer mom' she wanted the best for her boys, she wanted to make sure that they got the recognition that they deserved. Doesn't every mom though?

More tomorrow...