My kids are super excited that today is the last day of school before Spring Break starts! They can’t wait for a break from their regular routines and extra free time to play and do fun things. When was the last time you felt that kind of excitement?
The crowd on Palm Sunday was
ecstatic as they welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem.
John 12:12-13 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival
heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 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!”
The crowd’s excitement was rooted
in their expectation of a reigning and conquering king. At His first coming, Jesus
was indeed king, but not that kind of king. He was a selfless, sacrificial king
that came to give His life so we could have eternal life. His first coming wasn’t
about making everything new, but His second coming will usher in everything
new.
Revelation 21:5-8 He who was
seated on the throne said, “I am making
everything new!” Then he said, “Write
this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
6 He said
to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without
cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 Those
who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they
will be my children. 8 But the cowardly, the
unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice
magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery
lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
For those who reject Jesus
as the only King and Savior, eternal torment awaits. On the other hand, for
those of us that have surrendered to Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we have
everything for which to look forward! EVERYTHING will be new, perfect and satisfying.
As we celebrate Palm Sunday
this Sunday, we can also anticipate Jesus’ second coming when everything will
be made new.
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