Rejoice, I say Rejoice
Psalms 118:24-29 24 This is the day the LORD has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O LORD;
O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
27 God is the LORD,
And He has given us light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
You are my God, I will exalt You.
29 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Oh, the bar was set high for praise on that first Palm Sunday when cloaks and palm leaves were laid before Jesus as He made His way into the city on the back of a borrowed donkey. Shouts of praise were so loud it was feared the Roman authorities would come and suppress the celebration. But could anything quell the sounds that grew louder with each passing?
Jesus, soon to be the Lamb for sinners slain, was being hailed as the king who would free the Jews from Roman rule. After all, He had recently raised Lazarus from the dead. Was anything beyond His abilities?
What are we expecting this Palm Sunday? Are we looking for a king who will forgive all of our worldly debts, someone who will take us just the way we are and then leave us there?
Or are we longing after the day when King Jesus returns in all of His glory and that first Palm Sunday pales in comparison to His Second Coming?
May we behave as though each day is Palm Sunday and let our praises ring out to our coming King! All hail the power of Jesus’ name! His mercies endure forever!
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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