At a recent Bible study, someone made the point of Jesus sitting weaving the whip He was about to use in the temple to drive out the money changers. I never thought about that. I've pictured Him doing the deed but never weaving the whip. "And He made a scourge of cords..."
Think about it, there He was in the middle of all those thousands of people. Did anyone notice Him sitting there making a whip? Did they stop to think why? Or was it too crowded to care what one Person was doing?
It's just a thought, but are we too crowded with the many worthless pursuits of life to care that life is not always going to go on like it does. There are going to be changes. Are we prepared? Spurgeon said in a recent devotion that we need to view everything in our life as temporal, that change will not come on us unexpectedly. That's not to say we should not enjoy life, but to view it in terms of eternity. And also, for those who do not know Christ, to view every breath they take as one more compassionate gift of God to direct them to Himself. Let it not become too crowded to notice that He compassionately warns us of the coming changes and eternity's certainty. He IS weaving the whip, but He has granted us "everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him." Seek Him, listen, obey! It is the only answer to life's uncertainty!
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