Our part is to listen His is to speak For the words that He says Will be heard by the meek While His ways seem a mystery and not understood God works in Heaven through it all for our good When fears of dark nights seem to stand in our way He sticks close by our side till the first light of day And He calls us to follow In both joy and through loss For we come nearest to Him At the foot of His Cross At the Foot of the Cross by Peter Caligiuri Copyright © 2023 All Rights reserved When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. John 19:26-27 ESV
Cross
The World Stood Still
He walked on water Gave life to the dead And fed five thousand With five loaves of bread But on the Cross At His Father’s will Jesus gave His life While the world stood still While the soldiers gambled For the clothes He wore His disciples trembled Behind locked doors But by His side One thief believed And Mary wept As He struggled to breath And the thunder roared And the darkness fell Then He cried “Forgive!” And the world stood still The World Stood Still by Peter Caligiuri © copyright 2022 All rights reserved And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. Luke 23:34 ESV
On Palm Sunday -How Will You Receive Jesus?
This week is Palm Sunday, and though we cannot be certain that we are celebrating on an exact date, or even as some question whether we should have a special holiday; it is a good time to reflect. On what we refer to as Palm Sunday, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, so that we would not be afraid to receive Him as King. But, no matter how He came, not everyone was ready to accept Jesus. How are you going to receive Him today?
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. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!” Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: “Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey’s colt.” John 12:12-15 NLT
- Some received Him with joy and gratitude and followed Him to the cross
Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home. John 19:25-27
Jesus gave these people a special job to do
2) Some Received Him With Joy – but they ran to hide in fear
Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day. But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled. Matthew 26:55-56 NLT
Jesus came looking for these people and said, “Do not be afraid!” – And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. Luke 24:36 NLT
3) Some Did Not Receive Him at All and they nailed Him to a cross
When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent. ” Luke 23:47 NLT
Jesus prayed for those people – Father forgive them, for they know not what they do. Lk 23:34
But no matter which of these people you are today, we are really not so different. We all need to receive Him for ourselves and believe that He is the Son of God We all need the cross of Christ for the forgiveness of our sins We all need the resurrection morning that will give us eternal life! How Will You Receive Jesus Christ Today?
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