Palm Sunday preperation

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" - John 12.13

It's Palm Sunday tomorrow. The day our Savior was welcomed with the honor of a king by the same people who would in a week crucify him as a thief. What it must have been like for Christ to look over these people and see their fickle allegiance. As I thought about this, it became clear that all the glory that was bestowed upon Him on this day (and more) was indeed due Him. I began to consider that these people praised Him because they thought He would deliver them from their oppressors, establish a Kingdom, and make them a nation. They had no idea the expanse of His kingdom, the type of salvation and liberation He offered! We find ourselves as adopted children, grafted into the inheritance that was promised by from the coming of Christ. We have tasted and seen that the Lord is good, and we benefit completely from his Kingship and his deliverance from our sins! We have received so much more than the Jews thought they would receive, and how reluctant we are to praise Him. How often do we sing praises to Him and glorify his name? This Palm Sunday, let us praise our King, our Deliverer, our Savior. Let our thanks not grow cold. God, keep us from mocking and hating your Son, keep us glorifying You in our joy!