When I read the Gospel message from Matthew 21:33-46, It resonated with me the way God kept evil from having its way and arresting Jesus before it was God’s timing for them to do that. Verse 46 states: “ They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet .” Throughout the centuries the crowds have stood in the way of evil. It’s the crowds that hold back evil, and it is the willingness or incapability of the crowds that bring about evil regimes. In this case God used the crowds to save the day. He could have made Jesus disappear from the crowds or sent a couple of angel bodyguards to prevent His arrest. God used the presence of the crowds to thwart Satan’s plan to arrest Jesus. Ironically, these same crowds were essential to ca...
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