Many are willing that Christ should be something, but few will consent that Christ should be everything. ~ Alexander M. Stuart ~
The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet Him (John 12:12-13
When royalty is visiting a place, detailed plans are made for the royal visit. Everything is cleaned and tidied up, things that need to be repaired are attended to, and nowadays security is regarded as the number one priority.
When the Israelites celebrated Passover, huge crowds gathered - some from faraway countries - and it became a gala event. They commemorated the Israelites' escape from Egypt centuries before. But rumors that the Man who raised Lazarus from the dead was also present spread like wildfire, and they also came to greet Him. They waved branches to indicate the royal status of the honored guest. Caught up in the emotion of the moment, they paid homage to Jesus with a greeting fit for a king. Little did they know that within a few days' time, He would be crowned with a crown of thorns. And no one could think that in centuries to come, millions would crown Him in many more coronations.
Some people prefer to think of Jesus mainly as their Friend, their Savior or their Good Shepherd. Whatever your preferred image of Jesus might be, remember that He is also the King of kings, a person with royal status. The book of Revelation declares: "The whole world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever" (Rev. 11:15).
Savior and Redeemer, I praise You as the King of my life. Amen.
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