April 3rd, 2023

On Palm Sunday the worshippers were delirious with joy. At last, their hopes and dreams of deliverance were about to be realized. After hundreds of years of cruel mistreatment and devastating disappointments—hundreds of years in which foreign armies invaded their land, occupied their cities, and led their best and brightest young men into exile—they were about to be delivered or so they thought. They were dancing in the streets because they believed Jesus was about to fulfill Daniel’s prophecy.

“He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”

— Daniel 7:14 (NIV)

Lord Jesus may Your kingdom come and may Your will be done in us. Amen.