Jesus came as Israel's Messiah. Both His ministry  and His disciples' were limited to the lost sheep of Israel.  But after He raised Lazarus from the dead, the week before His death, the people hailed him crying, Hosanna to the Son of David!"  When some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem to worship came saying, "Sir, we would see Jesus,"  Jesus reacted strongly, because He knew the door to the Gentiles was ready to swing wide open. On the cross He tore down the wall of partition that divided Jews and Gentiles.

If there was ever a time when people are looking for a Savior to navigate our way through the maze of racial tensions we face, it is now. American Christians must tear down the walls of prejudice and bitterness that still exist between blacks and whites. Only when we exhibit the love of Christ and keep the focus on Him, will sinners be moved to say, Friend, I want to know more about your Jesus."