𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑵 𝑱𝑬𝑺𝑼𝑺 𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑫 𝑱𝑬𝑹𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑳𝑬𝑴 …

𝐉o𝐡 𝟏2:1𝟑 𝐊J𝐕 𝐓o𝐨k b𝐫a𝐧c𝐡e𝐬 𝐨f p𝐚l𝐦 𝐭r𝐞e𝐬, a𝐧d w𝐞n𝐭 𝐟o𝐫t𝐡 𝐭o m𝐞e𝐭 𝐡i𝐦, a𝐧d c𝐫i𝐞d, 𝐇o𝐬a𝐧n𝐚: B𝐥e𝐬s𝐞d i𝐬 𝐭h𝐞 𝐊i𝐧g o𝐟 𝐈s𝐫a𝐞l t𝐡a𝐭 𝐜o𝐦e𝐭h i𝐧 𝐭h𝐞 𝐧a𝐦e o𝐟 𝐭h𝐞 𝐋o𝐫d.

Today’s Devotional…

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the Israelites welcomed Him hoping He would build an army and rescue them from the Romans who had colonized them at the time.

This is the irony: that the entire nation of Israel waited for the Messiah for several generations, but when He came, not even the priests recognized Him.

The Israelites, somehow, knew that this “Messiah” was to come and “set them free” from bondage, except that they did not know what actually kept them in bondage.

What truly kept the Israelites (as well as the rest of the world) in bondage was sin, but the law that Moses had given them, blinded them.

The Israelites thought that the law that Moses gave them was meant to free them from sin, when in fact it only came to accuse them of their sin, and to condemn them to death.

Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem in preparation to free all Israelites as well as all Gentiles from the one thing that kept them both in bondage – sin.

Jesus Christ did not come to fight a physical battle with oppressing nations, but a spiritual battle with the principalities of that age.

In the natural realm, victors in a fight are those who emerge strong and alive at the end. However, with Christ, His death was His victory, as well as the victory of all sinful humans – a victory over sin and death.

It is quite sad that to this day, even some Christians still don’t know who Jesus was, and what His death (and resurrection) actually represents.  Sad

May the eyes of your understanding be enlightened to behold and embrace the finished works of Christ, in His holy name. Amen

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