Today we celebrate Palm Sunday. The Bible tells us how the crowds cheered as Jesus road into Jerusalem riding on a donkey (See Matthew 21). Six days later, the crowds were calling for Him to be crucified.
Look at what they missed from the Old Testament Scriptures that would have helped to inform them who He is:
Zec 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Mat 21:5 "Say to the Daughter of Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.' "
This is just one prophecy that was exactly fulfilled by Jesus Christ. In fact, Jesus fulfilled hundreds of prophecies!
For a crowd to cheer Jesus one day, and jeer at him and scream "crucify him!" just six days later shows how utterly faithless people can be.
How they can turn from the truth so easily when they are not anchored in God's Word and Truth?
My friend and sister in Christ, Susan Smith, shared this statement in the previous post comment thread:
That is the crux of the matter. Even when we aren't faithful, Jesus ALWAYS IS!! That is why we can trust Him with our very lives - now and for all eternity. How great is our God! He is the TRUE hope for our lives.
Susan also shared this timeless truth:
Jesus loved us all THAT MUCH - that He would die for our salvation. We know we can trust His promises, for three days later, he rose from the dead.
What a joy that first Easter morning must have been!! May we NEVER forget to praise Jesus Christ each and every day for the new life He gives us when we repent of our sins and are born again in Him!
Look at what they missed from the Old Testament Scriptures that would have helped to inform them who He is:
Zec 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Mat 21:5 "Say to the Daughter of Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.' "
This is just one prophecy that was exactly fulfilled by Jesus Christ. In fact, Jesus fulfilled hundreds of prophecies!
For a crowd to cheer Jesus one day, and jeer at him and scream "crucify him!" just six days later shows how utterly faithless people can be.
How they can turn from the truth so easily when they are not anchored in God's Word and Truth?
My friend and sister in Christ, Susan Smith, shared this statement in the previous post comment thread:
Jesus is the faithful one. He is faithful even when I am not (2 Timothy 2:13).
That is the crux of the matter. Even when we aren't faithful, Jesus ALWAYS IS!! That is why we can trust Him with our very lives - now and for all eternity. How great is our God! He is the TRUE hope for our lives.
Susan also shared this timeless truth:
I no longer live, but Christ lives in me and the life I live today in the body is by faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave his life for me (Galatians 2:20).
Jesus loved us all THAT MUCH - that He would die for our salvation. We know we can trust His promises, for three days later, he rose from the dead.
What a joy that first Easter morning must have been!! May we NEVER forget to praise Jesus Christ each and every day for the new life He gives us when we repent of our sins and are born again in Him!
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