Though he laughs at the futile attempts of wicked rebellion, rebellion toward God is no laughing matter – it will be judged (Psalm 2:3-5; 37:12-13). But how eager is the creator of mankind to judge what is rightly condemnable? Is the judge of all the earth (Genesis 18:25), as some believe, waiting with anticipation and excitement to condemn? The answer is no (Ezekiel 33:1-20).
When it comes to the tears of Jesus, John 11:35 is a familiar verse. Perhaps a less familiar reference, but exponentially revealing regarding the tears of Jesus and character of God, is Luke 19:41-44:
“41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, 44 and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.“
Jerusalem would eventually face its judgment for rejecting the kingdom of God (Matthew 27:24-26), but until that time, the Lord’s desire was repentance (Acts 3:18-20), and so it is with the world as a whole – there is a promised, righteous, revealing and universal judgment to come (Acts 24:24-26), but until that time, repentance is the singularly preferred (and commanded) option for the world in the eyes of God (Acts 17:30-31; Romans 2:3-5; 2 Peter 3:3-10).
“12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”” (Matthew 9 NKJV)
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