MATTHEW 21:1-11
We have a problem today that we need to address. If Palm Sunday was such a glorious day, what went wrong by Friday that Jesus found Himself betrayed by one of His own disciples, arrested by the high priest’s guard, accused by a coalition of religious leaders, tried by the Roman governor, and sentenced to die the death of a common criminal – death by crucifixion?
We might not know that Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem was not the only procession the city saw that day. Roman historians record that the governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, led a procession of Roman cavalry and centurions into the city of Jerusalem, knowing that the Jewish Passover was a feast of liberation and an uprising may occur. The Romans came in to protect their interest.
For militant Jews, the coming of Jesus at this same time would have been a great opportunity to strike and make a point, especially with Pilate on ground. But they were disappointed. Jesus was not the kind of king they had envisaged.
The Lord must not work in the ways we expect. He may not do it at our own time. His ways are different from ours. If only they knew the King came to liberate their souls on Palm Sunday.
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