““Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ””Matthew 21:5 NIV
Today is Palm Sunday. It is the Sunday that begins Holy Week, when we remember all that unfolded that fateful week in Jesus’ life.
The verse above is first spoken in Zechariah. Israe at the time he wrote it was beaten down and needing deliverance. The king they hoped for was not what they received. Jesus came humbly riding on a donkey. He was not going to liberate Israel from the Romans, but rather from their sins.
Today, many would like a genie in a bottle rather than a saviour who tells them, “take up your cross and follow me!” We want our problems solved, riches, ease and comfort. However, Jesus said, “if you do not take up your cross and follow Me, you cannot be My disciple!” Christianity is not ease, but rather that of a relationship with Him, allowing Him to be Lord and laying down our own rights to rule.
Just as Jesus submitted to death on a cross for us, we may need to submit to death of earthly expectations. Our cross may be caring for a disabled child for all his life, it may be isolation from family who hate Christianity, it may mean being betrayed and handed over to those who hate us.
Are you ready?
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