What would you have done?

Greetings!

Today is Palm Sunday. Traditionally, folks go to church on this Sunday to get palms. For generations, people have collected palms to hang in their homes, in their cars and even on their jobs. I think most people get them because that's what has always been done. When I was growing up, I don't recall my parents explaining to me what the palms were for. I just knew we had to have them hanging around. My mother would hang them on the mirror in our living room...and just seeing them there was part of the Easter holiday for me. But I had no idea why...

For Christians, Palm Sunday symbolizes the beginning of Holy Week. During this week, we remember what Christ did for us. We celebrate His sacrifice. We celebrate His love for us and we celebrate that He gave up His life for us. But we have to also remember how the people began the week celebrating Him and by the end of the week, they were shouting, "Crucify Him." Would we have joined in with the others as they made the decision to let a murderer go free in the place of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? Would we stand up for Him? Would we allow fear to override our faith?

My pastor made a good point today. He challenged us to think about what we would have done in that situation. Think about that? The people didn't know what the outcome was going to be. At the beginning of the week, Jesus came riding in on a donkey looking like royalty and by the end of the week, His body had been torn to shreds and He didn't look like He would be able to save them or Himself. They didn't know, but we do.

We have the benefit of knowing that He did conquer death on the cross for them and for us and that He was everything the people were looking for and so much more...

Until next time...

Be blessed