This is a special day… not because it is the final round of the Masters in Augusta. Not because Tiger made his comeback appearance this weekend, but because it is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week. The Gospel writers tell us a large crowd gathered, spreading out palm branches on the road into Jerusalem, shouting with excitement, “Hosanna!” But not everyone was happy because this welcome was a problem for the Pharisees.
Of course, Jesus is the Messiah. He had come to Jerusalem to save his people. But there was a problem with that as well. Jesus was in tears because He knew the way they wanted victory and the way victory was going to come was very, very different. Salvation was what everyone wanted, but the way Jesus would bring salvation was going to be an issue.
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