Palm Sunday

While many people missed who Jesus was and His purposeful mission on earth, there were two blind men who saw exactly who Jesus was! Matthew 20 tells us their story. Jesus was passing by on the road to Jerusalem and these two men would not stop crying out for Jesus to have mercy on them. Even when the crowd tried to hush them, they cried all the louder to Jesus. 

Even though they could not physically see, what did they “see” by understanding Jesus?

• They understood that Jesus is Lord. He was God in the flesh, dwelling and walking among them. In fact, they were so sure and confident of this that nothing would deter them from crying out to the Messiah, the One who is worthy of all our confidence.
• Next, they understood that He was the Son of David. Not even the Pharisees, the religious leaders of the day, understood this, let alone believed it. Yet, here were two men that society did not value or take seriously, crying out accurately that He was the fulfillment of God’s promises to David and to us, too.
• They asked Him to have mercy on them. This was their cry to Him but also their request when He asked them what they wanted Him to do for them. Their request was perhaps an obvious answer but their humble petition to the King was that He would have compassion on them. Their plea was for Jesus not just to feel bad for them, but to have a compassion, a deep empathy which would drive Him to action. 

So, what happened?  

He did just that! He had compassion on them & He healed their eyes.

In response, they followed Him. 

Jesus looks at us with compassion and heals us, forgiving our sin, so that we can follow Him, too. 

That’s why He rode into Jerusalem after this account. He had already looked with the Father from all eternity and saw us, even before we were ever born. Knowing our situation, He had compassion on us, compassion that drove Him to the cross.

I invite you to our Good Friday service at 7 pm as we remember the death of Jesus and to celebrate His resurrection on Sunday at 9 am and 10:30 am. 

Let’s focus on Him this Holy Week,
Pastor Andy 

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