This past Sunday was Palm Sunday, which has been celebrated by Christians for nearly 2 millenia. The entry by Jesus into Jerusalem riding on a donkey while the people waved palm leaves and sang Hosanna Hosanna marked the final moments of joy for Christ before his betrayal and crucifixion.
The Jewish people were waiting for the Messiah yet when he appeared before them they did not recognise him. The people longed for a strong political leader who would deliver them from Roman oppression but they did not recognise the oppression that had held them captive far longer..... Oppression of the heart and spirit.
Deliverance is far more than freedom from oppressive government or an absence of war or poverty. Freedom comes when we know our eternal home is with God and knowing that any troubles we face here are merely momentary discomforts before an eternity we can look forward to in heaven.
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