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Palm Sunday and my King


We continued our series called MY KING yesterday focusing on the fact that Jesus is our forever king.  It is also Palm Sunday.  


Jesus is the one who came in to Jerusalem on that special day as the people were celebrating Passover.  So many people had experienced something out of the ordinary as they followed Jesus.  Many were simply curious about Jesus.  That is where we find the people celebrating Jesus as more than a man.  he is the God man, sent from the Father.  


This begins what we know as Holy Week.  It began with Palm Sunday and moves through several different scenes cumulating in Jesus on the cross and ending with the surprise and excitement of the empty tomb.  Jesus was and is resurrected.


Jesus is the king who came to town on that first Palm Sunday.


He is Jesus Christ, sent from the Father, He is Lord and Savior, the blessed and only Sovereign, king of kings and Lord of lords, He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end.  He is our Savior.  He is the one and only.  He is one celebrated, elevated and the reason for it all.  


So here is my question.  Do you know Him?  Maybe you would have found yourself on the road that day.  It was an incredible day as the celebration had begun.  The town was abuzz.  It was electric and exciting.  We call that day Palm Sunday.


John 12:12-13  NLT  

The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors 13 took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God!  Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!  Hail to the King of Israel!”


That must have been a great day.  Can you imagine being around all that was going on?  Not just the close followers of Jesus but people who were curious.  


Something had to give in their minds this day.  Remember that just a few days later we will see the cross of calvary which is the mark of our Salvation and it’s promises.  But they didn’t know that.


In a matter of days they went from loving Him and then hating him.  No that wasn’t the closest people, but it was some.  Be careful not to do the same.  Many have.  Be honest, we have or I have.  


It is a paradox if you will.  You have Him, Jesus, celebrated and lauded as king while a few days later He is killed as a criminal.  What keeps us seeing Him as King and worshipping Him?  What keeps us there is our relationship with Him.


He is king, and He is king forever.  John in the book of Revelation gives us some insight as well.  There is so much going on, but I want to give you a small snap shot of what God has for us in the future.


1 Peter 3:15  NASB  

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, but with gentleness and respect;


Others mocked Jesus as a king when we know Him, celebrate Him and elevate Him as our king or my king!


John 19:19  NASB

Now Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written: “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”


Take time this week to focus on Jesus.  Take in the events of Holy Week leading up to Easter.  It is going to be a great week.

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