“But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He did and the boys and the girls and the youths and the maidens crying out in the porches and courts of the temple, Hosanna (O be propitious, graciously inclined) to the Son of David! they were indignant. And they said to Him, Do You hear what these are saying? And Jesus replied to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouths of babes and unweaned infants You have made (provided) perfect praise?” Matthew 21:15,16 ->me: I love how, time and time again, Jesus responds to His detractors with a simple reference to scripture. I believe this is harkening back to Psalms 8:2; in which case He is calling out (again) that He is in fact God. The other thing that is awesome about this passage is that the verse before (14) talks about how Jesus was healing the blind and lame right after He had cleansed the temple of the money changers and vendors. Does Jesus go and brood over the anger He had for these ‘robbers’ in the temple? No, He immediately went out and healed the sick; serving the people. Top 2 takeaways today: 1) Scripture is powerful [the Word of God]. Liberally use it in my daily walk to ward off both earthly and spiritual enemies. 2) Don’t let my righteous anger turn into something sinful like resentment, bitterness, or brooding. It is ok to be upset and angered by child trafficking or terrorism, but put the emotion to work in acts of service by helping others.
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