SUNDAY EVENING POST- Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday Evening Post

I’m reflecting on the day the scriptures say Jesus came into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey.  The crowds lined the streets waving palm branches and shouting “ Hosanna!”   Meaning “Save us, please!”

They thought he was coming, as it was said in the Old Testament, as a king to override the Roman government, who ruled over them.   Instead, He was coming to destroy another ruler, Satan, who long ago put himself over mankind when Adam and Eve sinned in the garden.  Jesus Christ came to take back mankind from Satan’s rule, and get us back into fellowship with God, the Father, as it was in the beginning, before there was sin.

The entry of Jesus coming into Jerusalem was the doorway.  The next few days, Jesus would experience what He was born to do.  He knew through the scriptures that He would have to give up His life so that those who He came for, you and me, could live free from sin and eternally with God.  Without His sacrifice, no one could ever enter heaven.  No one would ever be free from sin.  All were destined for hell, because of the fall of Adam.  Jesus willingly went through the next few days, so He could win us back.

Thursday would be his final day with his followers.  He ate His last meal, the Passover.  

Passover was a time of remembering in Moses’ time, the Jews were delivered from the death angel that came over the land of Egypt to destroy their firstborn.   It was the final blow on the Egyptians.  The Jews  were instructed by the Lord to sacrifice a lamb for each family and paint its blood above their doors.  The death angel “ passed over” when he saw the blood. That blood of those innocent, spotless lambs was setting the stage for the One spotless Lamb who would pay the price for the sin of all mankind.

Friday, known as good Friday, is only seen as good when one looks ahead past the torture of this Man, and what He would accomplish by giving up His life. He was brought to trial, beaten, whipped, stripped and finally nailed to a cross.   He took willingly upon Himself all that was wrong, all the hurt, the evil, the heartache, the misery, the mistakes, the sin, all bad upon himself to pay for us and buy us back from hell, where we were destined to go without a Savior.   At 3 pm on that Friday, being on the cross for 6 hours dying between two thieves, Jesus cried out “ It is finished!”  And he bowed His head and died.  

His body was buried in a borrowed tomb.  His soul and spirit were in hell.  Satan thought he had won- killing the Son of God and locking him up for ever.   He thought he had beat God and there was now no chance for ever for mankind to come back in right relationship with the Holy Father God.  Mankind, he thought, was cursed forever and would live in hell forever with his evil self.

But wait.  There’s more!  Sunday, the third day, was the most powerful day that ever has been, or ever will be!  Satan had met his match.  He would soon lose his keys to death, hell and the grave!

For the rest of the story, watch for the Sunday Evening Post- Resurrection Day!

Take time this week, to think about what Jesus Christ did for you. Don’t let what He did for you be in vain. You have the power to make the decision to accept Him as Your Lord and Savior. All you have to do is ask Him. Believe that He died for you, because He did.

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