Hosanna

Hosanna! Hosanna! These are the voices of the people of Jerusalem, when they heard about Jesus coming into Jerusalem they invited Jesus with palm branches and covering the roads with their clothes while Jesus came in riding on a colt. Inviting the conquered  kings of that perticular country in this fashion is quite common even before the time of Jesus and after the time of Jesus for quiet some time. People of that country expect the arrival of new king will bring them new resolutions that would help their lifestyle in their daily living. That is why they give a grand welcome to the new king or emperor. The peoples expectation will go wrong when things turn on the other direction, when king is ruthless in collecting the taxes and making the the country men work for himself etc., Even some country men will make plot in killing the king himself or by working for the enemy territories in removing their king form throne. If the new king is as expected by the people of that country, after his death he will be given a great burial. This is the normal  psychology of the people. This is the same  thing that is happening with Jesus too. The people of all the Israel were there in Jerusalem for Passover, many people have personally witnessed the miracles done by Jesus. A man who was been talked about all of the Israel, became famous by His teachings, who have a great following crowd. Seeing these qualities in a man, knowing or unknowingly the prophecy by Zachariah was being fulfilled by the people of Israel, welcoming Jesus to be their King. But the people didn't acknowledge the continuation of the prophecy which goes on saying that the Kingdom will be established from sea to sea  and across all the earth by peace. This resulted in the crucifixion of Jesus. Every thing was registered by Luke and John in their gosples. John registers a crucial point in his gospel in Ch.1 v10 and v11 that they recognised Him not. The God who as a King came on His own to establish His eternal Kingdom on earth was been given a warm welcome in expectation but resulted in crucifixion, the only person who can establish and manifest His actual nature as God Himself, being meek and surrendering Himself to the plan of God the Father taking on the cross our sin and shame and providing us the eternity. Let us thank God for what He has done for us and let's shout a big HOSANNA! HOSANNA!  for Jesus as David in his 103 Psalm praises God for what He has done. Jesus is our KING. Have a nice day.