--Children Will Welcome Jesus!

--"From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise."
--[Matthew 21:36] --

---The first Palm Sunday was a day of highs and lows. When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, the crowds enthusiastically shouted, "Hosanna!...Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" (Matthew 21:9). Yet many in the crowd were expecting a Messiah to free them from Rome, not a Savior who would die for their sins that same week.

Later that day, despite the anger of the chief priests who questioned Jesus' authority, children in the temple expressed their joy by shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David" (v.15), perhaps leaping and waving palm branches as they ran around the courtyard. They couldn't help but worship Him, Jesus told the indignant leaders, for "from the lips of children and infants [God has] called forth [His] praise" (v.16). They were in the presence of the Savior. And the children knew it!

Jesus invites us to also see Him for who He is. When we do, like a child overflowing with joy, we can't help but revel in His presence. ~

--"Loving God, thank You for all You've done for me! I'm amazed at the great lengths You went to so that I can find joy in You. Help me to keep my focus firmly on You, my Savior, Rock and Redeemer~"

--ODB/AK~