Today is Palm Sunday. On Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as "Passion Sunday", marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday. The Bible reveals that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds greeted him with waving palm branches, and by covering his path with palm branches. Immediately following this great time of celebration in the ministry of Jesus, he begins his journey to the cross.
Pilate asked him, " Are you the King of the Jews?". And He answered him, " You have said so."
The prophet Isaiah foretold what the "Suffering Servant" would undergo for our sake: "Surely he has borne our grief's and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgression, he was bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:4-5) Jesus' suffering and death freed us from slavery to sin and won for us pardon and the hope of eternal life.
Are you ready to suffer for your faith and to carry your cross for Jesus' sake? Do you willing follow Jesus in his way of the cross with joy, hope, and confidence?
"Lord Jesus, you suffered injustice and abuse for our sake. By your cross you have redeemed the world and won for us pardon and reconciliation. Give me courage to always choose what is right and to avoid what is evil."
God Bless you All. Amen.
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