Jesus cleanses the Temple in Jerusalem following the palm processional. Its as though he is performing a exorcism, sweeping the house clean and then occupying it afterward (as he talked about in Luke 11:16-28). But Jerusalem does not recognize the moment of his visitation and so it is worse for them than before. Will we notice the moment of our visitation and become a prisoner of hope (Zech 9) instead of all the other things that we can become captive to?
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]