A Day of Joy & Hope

by TerryLema

Today is Palm Sunday, the commemoration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem shortly before His death. That entry was the fulfillment of the prophecy found in Zechariah 9:9: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The people who witnessed this entry cut palm branches to wave and spread their cloaks on the ground before Him. They acknowledged Him as their king shouting “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD from Psalm 118.

This riled up the Jewish leaders who told Jesus to rebuke the crowd for their cries of joy. Jesus, refused to rebuke them and told the leaders, “If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” [Luke 19:40]

We are under a mandate to not gather together – for believers this is especially difficult during this season of remembrance of the crucifixion and resurrection of our LORD. This is our high season. This is when we plan for multitudes to come into the church. We often look at this season as one of great opportunity for salvations.

It seems that everything around us is rebuking us and trying to get us to silence our cries of joy. But, but, beloved, nothing has changed that really matters. Our King has come and brought salvation. And we still cry out, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD.

If anything, our cries should be even louder now…they should flood the airways, social media and travel across our globe. If we keep silent, the stones will cry out, and as I’ve heard it said, no rock or stone is going to sing praise for me!

 Praise be to Jesus, the Christ, who came to save us, deliver us, redeem us! All Glory to Him forever and ever. Amen.

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