Palm Sunday!

 

Palm Sunday!

 

The story of JESUS’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem one week before His resurrection from the dead.

 

“And it came to pass as He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, saying, ‘Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, “Why are you loosing it?” say to him, “Because The LORD has need of it.”’ So those who were sent went and found it just as He had said to them. But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, ‘Why are you loosing the colt?’ and they said, ‘The LORD has need of him.’ Then they brought him to JESUS, and they threw their own clothes on the colt and they set JESUS on him.” Luke 19:29-35

“And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: ‘Hosanna to The Son of David! “Blessed is He Who comes in The Name of The LORD!” Hosanna in the highest!’” Matthew 21:8-9

“Saying, ‘”Blessed is The King Who comes in The Name of The LORD!” Peace in Heaven and Glory in the highest!’ Some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, ‘Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.’ But He answered and said to them. ‘I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.’ Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, ‘If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.’” Luke 19:38-44

“And when He came into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, ‘Who is this?’ So the multitudes said, ‘This is JESUS, the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.’ Then JESUS went into The Temple of GOD and drove out all those who bought and sold in The Temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He said to them, ‘It is written, “My House shall be called a House of Prayer,” but you have made it a den of thieves.’ Then the blind and the lame came to Him in The Temple and He healed them. But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did and the children crying out in The Temple and saying, ‘Hosanna to The Son of David!’ they were indignant, and said to Him, ‘Do You hear what these are saying?’ JESUS said to them, ‘Yes. Have you never read, “Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise?”’ Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.” Matthew 21:10-17

 

The SPIRIT of The LORD was upon the people so that they saw JESUS as the coming King and Messiah. They worshipped Him as He approached Jerusalem; they spread their clothes and palm branches on the road for the colt to walk over.

The SPIRIT of The LORD was so strong there that only the hardest of hearts rejected what was going on. The religious leaders wanted JESUS to rebuke the disciples because they were worshipping Him, but JESUS said that if they kept silent, even the stones would cry out in worship of Him.

Outside the city walls JESUS wept a prophesy over the city of its coming destruction in forty years.

Then He entered the Temple and chased out all the profiteers, again the religious leaders wanted Him to stop the children from worshipping Him, but He quoted Psalm 8:2 to them.

He taught the people and challenged the religious leaders in The Temple every day until His arrest.

 

What is the lesson for us? That anyone can be moved by GOD’s SPIRIT! We see the multitude doing what was prophesied would happen. And we see that anyone can resist The SPIRIT of GOD, the Pharisees rejected JESUS and less than a week later crucified Him.

 

So seek first The Kingdom of GOD and His Righteousness which JESUS has made us. (Matthew 6:33; 2 Corinthians 5:21)

Study the Word of GOD – The Bible (Joshua 1:8-9; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Pray (Matthew 6:5-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:17-22)

Fast (Matthew 6:16-18; Matthew 17:14-21)

Obey (John 6:38; Philippians 2:5-8)