How easy it is to let Passion Week come and go without much reflection.
Yesterday we marked Palm Sunday.
The beginning of the last week.
Jesus arriving in Jerusalem amid the shouts and cheers of the people.
How fickle popularity can be.
By the end of the week many were still shouting.
Only this time for his Crucifixion.
He knows all that will happen, of course.
From beginning to end it was all recorded in the prophecies of the Old Testament.
Here's the scene as he arrives:
John 12:12-15 (NKJV) "....a great multitude that had come to the Passover feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' The King of Israel!"
Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: "Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt."
There's an old story about that donkey Jesus was riding on.
After carrying Jesus through the streets he returned to the barnyard.
The animals were all pressing around him, asking him questions.
"What happened?"
"Tell us everything!!"
"Well," said the donkey, "It was marvelous! I rode into the city and there was a multitude of people there to greet me. They were all shouting and celebrating, putting palm branches down for me to walk on.
Some people even put their clothing down on the road. It was glorious! It was all for ME!
I held my head high and the crowd continued to roar. And then.. this is the really unbelievable part... someone shouted "Let's make him our king!"
Poor little donkey.
He didn't know who he was or who he was carrying.
May we keep this in mind as we lift Jesus up this week.
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