Preparation for Celebration

This past weekend began the week that leads to Passover and to our celebration of Easter; but for Christ, the journey to the cross began with His triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem. John 12:12-15 gives us insight into this celebratory event in the life of Christ as it reads, “

The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,

“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!” Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”

The way of the cross began as the crowds celebrated Jesus and the many miracles He had performed. He had touched so many lives and the passion of the crowds swept them into the streets as they sought to honor him as their King instead of the Romans who now enslaved their nation….however, Christ knew this celebration would be short-lived and that the cries of hosannas would soon be replaced by the shouts of an angry mob to crucify their once triumphant King.

How will you enter this Easter season? As one, who by word and deed, praises the man of sorrow and exalts him as King….or will you prove to be as fickle as the angry crowds and shout to crucify the Lord of Lords …Your actions and how you spend this Easter season will tell others how much you really care for Jesus.

Begin this Easter season in praise and worship at the church of your choosing; then, join me all this week in the reprint of the some to the characters from my upcoming book, THE JOURNEY OF JESUS….come share the stories of those who encountered the Christ of the Cross and the Redeemer Resurrected….your heart will be blessed as you meditate on all that Christ accomplished on the cross and your soul will overflow with joy as you reflect on the great love of our Heavenly Father….

REJOICE AND BE JOYOUS …..WE KNOW HOW THIS STORY ENDS……

Secure in the works of my Savior…..Longing for Eternity,

WPQ