I have wondered for years
how the crowds can hail Jesus one moment and then cry ‘crucify’ the next. It has
always bothered me how quickly people can
flip-flop.
Reading the Triumphal Entry
account this morning I noticed something interesting. Toward the end we hear
this brief exchange. When Jesus entered
Jerusalem Nazareth in Galilee " (10-11).
What I noticed this morning
is that the people only got part of the picture. They saw Jesus as the prophet
from Nazareth
Prophets, many times and
this is particularly true for Jesus, were wonder-workers. Miracles often
followed and confirmed them as prophets. You can benefit from a prophet if you
are the recipient of one of his/her miracles. Jesus healed and fed many, and
people knew this.
Where prophets and
miracle-works can help you, God’s coming King demands allegiance. Prophets and
coming kings demand very different responses.
People were half right;
Jesus was a wonder-working prophet. But He was also God’s coming King and God
Himself. It seems to me that people got half the truth, but in doing so they
missed the main or whole truth.
I wonder, do I sometimes
catch part of God’s truth, and yet miss the ‘main’ truth? This is a scary
thought, but one worth pondering and meditating
upon.
Lord, help me
to move beyond half truths to the whole truth about who You are and what You
require of me. Also, what You want from me and what You would have me do to
advance Your kingdom and live Your message. This I pray through Jesus, Your Son
and my Lord. Amen.
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