Palm Sunday

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As we celebrate Palm Sunday today, the day that signified the entry of Christ into Jerusalem a few days before His crucifixion and subsequent resurrection, let’s appreciate that the truth of the Messiah is not hidden from us. In Luke 19, it is recorded that Jesus wept over Jerusalem even as His disciples rejoice as He made His way into the city. In verse 41, Jesus said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day, what would bring you peace – but now it is hidden from your eyes.”

It is most unfortunate, but until today, the truth on the Messiah and the salvation of Christ are still hidden from the Jews. Israel has a population of about 9.3 million, of which 7 million are Jews and yet there are only a handful of Messianic Jews – estimated to be between 10,000 to 20,000. Thus, at most, it is only 0.28% of the Jewish population.

Most fortunately for us, after Paul was commissioned by Christ to reach out to the Gentiles in Acts 9 and trained by Christ personally for 3 years (see Galatians 1), the Gospel has travelled across the globe out of Judea and Samaria and the message is not hidden to the millions of us throughout generations.

On this Palm Sunday, we remember Christ’s entry into Jerusalem to prepare for His work and sacrifice on Calvary. We rejoice Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem as His sacrifice on the cross had a profound impact on the sins of mankind and had changed the course of history.

Let’s be thankful that the scales of our eyes were removed to see the truth and that we had the presence of mind and the desire to accept the truth into our lives and become a child of the Almighty God through Christ Jesus. No doubt we did this voluntarily out of our own free will. But be grateful that we are able to enjoy a fellowship and relationship with Christ with minimal persecution, although some of us may have to go through hardships in order to worship Him in spirit and in truth. Praise the Lord for His steadfast love endureth forever, and it is renewed every morning like dew. Amen!