{"id":8723,"date":"2022-04-10T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=8723"},"modified":"2022-04-09T19:49:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T23:49:30","slug":"palm-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/palm-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Sunday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Palm Sunday! 4\/10\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=udz9n-11f5479-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some time ago a worldwide survey was done throughout the world on recognizable symbols that had some interesting results.<\/strong> The Olympic symbol of the five linked rings was recognized by 92% of the people of the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The McDonald\u2019s golden arches and the Shell Oil shell were recognized by 88% of those who were surveyed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Christian cross was recognized by only 54% of the people of the world.&nbsp;<\/strong>Many conclusions can be drawn from this. One conclusion is that the Olympics, and the people at McDonald\u2019s and Shell are better missionaries than we Christians are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 17<sup>th<\/sup> century Dutch Master Rembrandt painted a Crucifixion with Jesus bathed in white. At the foot of the cross are Mary and John.\u00a0<em>In the corner of the painting is Rembrandt himself. Rembrandt was reminding himself that by his own sins he too was responsible for the painful death of his Savior.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus spent 12,045 days on this earth.<\/strong> The four Gospels only tell us about 100 days of his life.\u00a0<strong>Yet all four Gospels give us a detailed look at the last week of Jesus\u2019 life.<\/strong> The early Christian community demanded it. This is why today\u2019s Gospel is so detailed and so long\u00a0\u00a0(Luke 22:14 \u2013 23:56).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every detail of Jesus\u2019 Palm Sunday entry into Jerusalem he had worked out beforehand. He did not just hop on a donkey and go for a ride. It was obvious he had contacted the owners and made an arrangement. Jesus even had a password:&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Master has need of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Today is the only time Jesus encourages the people to salute him as king. All the other times he disappears or goes to the mountains.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus\u2019 entrance into Jerusalem is an act of supreme bravado. This is High Noon! There is a price on his head. He is an outlaw wanted Dead or Alive! The posse was out looking for him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For us Christians the cross has remained the symbol of our faith.&nbsp;<strong><em>A wise person has said that when you really think about it, the cross reveals people\u2019s hatred for God and God\u2019s love for people<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believing that Christ died \u2013&nbsp;<strong>Is History.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believing that Christ died FOR ME \u2013&nbsp;<strong>That\u2019s Salvation!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people throughout history may be worthy \u2013&nbsp;<strong>Of Admiration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only Jesus is worthy \u2013&nbsp;<strong>Of Adoration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You and I need to borrow a brush from Rembrandt and paint our faces onto the Crucifixion picture.&nbsp;<em>You and I had more to do with the Crucifixion than we are willing to admit<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spend some time this Holy Week placing YOURSELF in various scenes of Jesus\u2019 last week on earth.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JESUS DID NOT COME TO EXPLAIN AWAY SUFFERING OR TO REMOVE IT. 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