One week before Jesus’s death, a crowd had gathered outside Jerusalem for the Jewish Passover feast. Because it was feast time, there were tremendous numbers of people. The crowds gathered weren’t awaiting THE SAVIOR. They were looking for a political savior to free them from the Roman government. They were looking for temporary freedom, not permanent freedom from their sins. As Jesus entered the city, people worshipped Jesus for the wrong reason, waving palm leaves and shouting “Hosanna” (which means ‘save us now’), hailing him as their political King.
Isn’t it interesting that even today, more than 2000 years after Jesus’s death, we are still worshipping the Savior for the wrong reasons? We must each ask ourselves if we are willing to worship Him as THE SAVIOR, THE KING, even when the crowd isn’t doing it. As we near Palm Sunday, let’s search our hearts and hail Him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Allow Him to reign in our lives. Most of all, He deserves proper worship for all to see. We are called to worship our Lord in the crowd of people on Sundays in our local congregations and in our individual times of praise.
He deserves our praise for no other reason than HE IS GOD. Let us each cry out “Hosanna”.
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