There is a passage toward the end of the Gospel of Luke that I believe gives us great insight into the character and disposition of our Lord Jesus. It is a passage that always challenges me. It challenges the motivation of my heart and it challenges the way I look at people and situations on a daily basis. The passage in Luke 19 gives us a glimpse into the love that Jesus had for His people. Luke 19:41-42 says, “And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.” This people that had rejected Him and His teaching… this people who would one day soon unjustly punish Him with death on a cross… this people caused Him to weep as He considered their eternal destiny. Paul summed it up beautifully in his letter to the Romans when he said, “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (NASB). In spite of their hatred of Him, Jesus loved them! That love is continually demonstrated throughout these gospel accounts of His life and ministry. We see it in the events that we’ll be considering today in Luke 8.