Palm Sunday

Happy, blessed Palm SUNDAY. Holy week has begun!

"Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!" -Mark 11:10 (Psalm 118:26) What does Palm Sunday mean to you? What does it represent, what emotions does it evoke? I remember as a child, how much FUN it was when the church distributed palm branches for us to wave during the service. I felt a part of something HUGE. Though i don't think i knew the entire significance of this day, I did know that on this day in the bible, people waved their palm branches to usher in the Lord. To welcome Jesus, riding on a donkey.

Looking at the bigger picture, Jesus has fortold His death by this point. He carries this burden. He enters in to the city on a borrowed colt. The people shout for Him, greeting him and laying their cloaks and leafy branches before His path. They declare Him king! This humble arrival on a donkey fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament, further pointing to Jesus as LORD! Thus marks the beginning of Jesus' great trial, His death and ultimately the reason we are saved - the resurrection! After a joyous and welcoming celebration as Palm Sunday, the people that yelled Hosanna! and laid their coats in Jesus' path eventually disown Him and put Him to death. What a turn around!

On this Palm Sunday, may our hearts and minds be humbled as we honor the Lord and all that He did in this, the Holy Week. May the vision of His arrival into Jerusalem, the humbling entry on a donkey, simply allow us to focus on Him and worship Him more! Hosanna, save us, God, we worship YOU. Jesus is Lord!

"Let now the weak say i have strength

by the Spirit of power that raised Christ from the dead.

And now the poor stand and confess,

that my portion is Him and i'm more than blessed.

Let now our hearts burn with a flame,

a fire consuming all for Your son's holy name.

And with the heavens we declare,

You are our king.

We love You, Lord, We worship You

You are our God, You alone are good.

Let now Your church shine as the bride,

that You saw in your heart as You offered up Your life.

Let now the lost be welcomed home,

by the saved and redeemed, those adopted as Your own"

-Hillsong