HOLY WEEK DEVOTIONAL DAY ONE: Palm Sunday
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Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19
MEDITATIONAL THOUGHT: The day Jesus rode into Jerusalem is often referred to as His Triumphal Entry. The crowd that attended “The Jesus Parade” were filled with mixed emotions and confusion. Human emotion included cheers, jeers, fears, and tears. The cheers echoed from the friends and followers of Jesus and the jeers that mocked were from the mouths of His enemies. The literal meaning of the word Hosanna is a cry “Save Us or Deliver Us.” Many who were present on the parade route hoped that Jesus would be the political King that would deliver them from the brutal treatment they faced daily at the hands of the Roman Government. Their cheers on Sunday turned to fear and tears on Friday because they did not understand that Jesus was a King of another kind of kingdom, a spiritual kingdom. Their prayers for deliverance from a human government would be denied for the moment but their freedom from the power of sinful boundage would be delivered on Sunday. They did not understand that the bondage of sin was greater than the power of Rome and Christ’s mission was to save them from the power of a sinful, broken life with His death on cross. The price for their redemption would be paid and delivered at the hands of the very government that persecuted them.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS: Sometimes God’s ways are confusing because we don’t understand or see His greater purpose or plan when experiencing pain. What kinds of confusion or disappointment am I experiencing as it relates to what is happening in my life? What are my questions as to His higher purpose? You don’t have to be afraid to ask. He is listening and wants you to be free to reach out to Him, even with your hard questions.
GUIDED PRAYER: Dear Father in Heaven, thank you for sending your son Jesus to show me how much you love me evidenced by His death on the Cross. However, in all honesty, I need hope, comfort, and wisdom to handle and process the questions and confusion that I face today. I choose to trust you even when I don’t understand your ways and today in the face of my fears and tears, I praise you for who You are and will walk with trust in Your Sovereign Plan for my life. Amen.
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