FROM TRIUMPH TO TEARS (Luke 19:29-44)

Jesus’ final entrance into Jerusalem has been called the Triumphal Entry, because the celebration had all the marks of a Triumphant King entering the gates of the city to the cheers and praises of the crowd. But although this parade started with cheers, it would end with Jesus in tears. It was a day of mixed emotions – there was joy and sorrow, triumph and tribulation.

On this day the crowds were waving palm branches and singing praises, but by the end of the week they would be pumping their fists and shouting “crucify him.” It was a time of mixed emotions, and each of those emotions reveals a lot about our own heart, and the heart of Jesus.