The week before Easter. A time of preparation. In Matthew 21:1-11, we have the Triumphal Entry, prophesied in Zechariah 9:9. The crowds that day spread their cloaks on the ground, some cut branches and laid them down. All were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest.” (Matthew 21:9). They were acknowledging Jesus as the One to grant them salvation. Sadly, just days later, these same worshippers, who had been looking to Jesus to save them from Roman occupation and economic relief, enthusiastically supported His arrest and crucifixion.
Jesus, the Messiah, who came to save us from our sins and separation from God, the sacrificial Lamb who came to die for all mankind, who wants all men to come to Him in repentance and faith. This same Jesus did not fit their narrative. Save us now. Relieve us from our current afflictions. Meet our fleshly needs.
Today, as we prepare this week for the triumphal Resurrection that is Easter Sunday, I pray you prepare your hearts. If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, do it today. If you are a Christian who has wandered away, the time is now at hand to come back to the Lord in repentance and faith and set your heart back on the Lord. “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21
Let us renew our walk with Christ, looking to Him for everything. We come to Him empty and broken and He fills us with His love and a desire to know him more, to follow Him, to learn from Him. Let this week be a time to get your heart right with God. Sing praise to God for sending us His Son that we may have eternal fellowship with Him.