Palm Sunday

   “The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” - John 12:12-13.

    Yes, “they” took branches of palms and went out to meet our Lord and Savior, Jesus. When saw Him they shouted an old Judaic expression of praise and adoration - “Hosanna!” And less than a week later this same adoring crowd would be calling for His death by crucifixion. So intent were they upon killing Christ that they even freed a known criminal, Barabbas, rather than free our Lord.
    The last week of Jesus’ life began with the crowd adoring the Messiah sent by God and ended with them calling for the death of one they considered no more than a blaspheming man.
So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” - John 19:5. On Palm Sunday, the crowd celebrated the arrival of “he would comes in the name of the Lord.” By Thursday of the same week He was reviled by the same crowd.
    We all need to think of Christ in our daily walk, not just on Sunday. Are we ready and willing to follow His example and walk in “the Way?” And when we fail to do so - aren’t we, who praised him on Sunday, reviling Him the rest of the week?
    So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. - James 4:17.
May we always walk in the way, even on those other days of the week.