Jesus’ Passover meal with His disciples is coming. However, this is Palm Sunday, the public event where Jesus enters Jerusalem riding a donkey. How humble of the Lord to be riding on a donkey while a multitude of disciples call out to Him, praising Him as the Messiah. Tragically, some of those same people will be crying out for His crucifixion next week.

Wow, how quickly they turn! Where is their loyalty? Where is their faith? Where is their heart at? I couldn’t imagine turning my back on Christ! Could you?? I would have rooted for Him, shouted to save Him and followed Him anywhere!

Easy for us to judge those from 2000 years ago knowing what we know. Perhaps, they themselves were scared seeing Jesus look so weak and vulnerable against the Roman soldiers. Perhaps they were afraid that that could be them.

But what about today, 2000 years later? Where do we see ourselves? Are we really so different from them? How quickly does our faith falter when God does not deliver what we ask of Him? How quickly do we quiet when we realize we may be different than others in our beliefs?

So many emotions to feel and so many decisions to make. I may have jumped ahead a little knowing what is to come. But it is hard not to talk about all the ups and downs of the coming week. I do know one thing, even in the midst of everything, God is at work for good.