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Yet Another Look at Palm Sunday and Us
The Psalmist continues what he shares in Psalm 118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. 23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
Palm Sunday is not just an event that happened over 2,000 years ago. It's an event that happens every day, when we do what was shared prophetically by the psalmist. Jesus comes and we have the choice of opening up the gates of our life to Him or to let Him stand patiently there while we think we are living our lives in a good way. Looking at it in another way God offers us a gate through which to enter. Entering in results in that right relationship that God has always desired with you and me. If we open the gates of our heart to Jesus, Jesus enters and shares with us an abundant life, with Jesus becoming the cornerstone of our lives. All of this is God's working in our midst; what a marvelous event it is!
Too often we take the spectator position in all things biblical and Godly. We think we're safe on the sidelines watching or along a parade route from the best possible place to view it. But our invitation is to be in the midst of the action that God is doing on our behalf. When one of our daughters was in middle school she was in the marching band and as parents were recruited to march along the streets in a parade, yours truly signed up. What a different view of a parade! You see all the marchers before it even starts, you get a close up view of the floats, and you see the horses that the sheriff's posse always ride. Then the parade starts and you march alongside the band and you hear friends call to you, trying to make you laugh and you do. But you keep marching and feel the thrill of hearing the song by the band in its entirety not wishing they would stop and play it right in front of you. You march along to the music and you hear the whole song.
Marching with Jesus allows us to hear the whole song. We're not denied bits and pieces of great music, we're in the entire performance. Imagine the feeling of the Disciples who marched behind Jesus not fully sure of what was going on but realizing it was going to be something great. The same is true for us. As we walk with Jesus we may not know who'll be along the route or what awaits us when we get to certain places, but Jesus is with us and with Him by our side, all will be well.
PRAYER: Lord, let me joyfully and thankfully walk alongside You. You know my needs and pains and yet You invite me to Your side. Bless me to be a blessing; this I pray in Thy Name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
