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The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
"Hosanna!"
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the king of Israel!"
John 12:12-13 NIV
The crowd welcomed Jesus as king!
Think ticket tape parade down Queen St in Auckland with bands playing and thousands cheering.
Wall to wall TV coverage.
Jesus was the hero who was going to bring freedom from the Romans. He was their hope.
Honoured.
The one that they would follow.
The one that they believed in to get them out of their circumstances.
They cut palm trees and made a path.
A path of honour, fit for a king.
They honoured Jesus as king when they thought he  would get them what they wanted.
One week later, they were calling for his death.
But God's story is bigger.
Deeper.
More.
Often I'm just like the crowd and want my circumstances fixed.
And I miss what God is really doing
Bigger
Deeper
More
#sunday
#worship
#thisisourGod

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