Praise! (Save us!)

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the holy city of the Jews and their capital (one week before Easter), he rode on a donkey's colt, on that had never been ridden before. All the people shouted, "Hosanna! Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!" Hosanna means, "Praise," but it also means, "save us now!"
They waved palm branches and put their cloaks down on the ground for him to pass by on.
They thought Jesus was going to save them from the oppressive Roman rulers. But Jesus upset everyone's expectations. He did not come riding on a war horse, but on a young donkey. He did not come to take political power, but had an even bigger goal in mind, to save the entire world. Jesus was the Messiah, the Promised One, and yet he was a Servant King, unlike any other king they had ever known.

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Jesus,
You always surprise us! Your ways are not our ways. We praise you for being our humble King who conquered not only all oppression but also sin, death, evil, and separation from God, for us and for the whole world.