Sunday (Palm Sunday)
📖 Matt. 21:1–11,17; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:29–44; John 12:12–50
Jesus entered Jerusalem as King—but not the kind of king people expected. He came riding on a donkey, not a war horse. He rejected earthly glory and chose the path of humility. While the crowds shouted with joy and laid down their cloaks, they did not truly know the One they welcomed. They thought Jesus had come to lift up their nation, but He came to lift the burden of sin from His people.
As He saw the city, Jesus wept. He knew they were rejecting the very coming of God. In front of the grand temple—meant to be the center of true worship—stood hearts that had grown hard. They did not recognize that the Prince of Peace was in their midst. Even His own disciples did not yet fully grasp His mission. But everything unfolded just as it had been appointed—He did not come to be exalted by men, but to be lifted up on the cross.
Today, we are reminded that true knowledge of Christ doesn’t come from crowds or emotion, but from hearts shaped by the Word and grace. Jesus is the King worthy of full surrender—not fleeting praise. Don’t just wave palm branches; lay down your life. He is the only King who brings everlasting peace—peace between God and man.