Matthew 6:10: “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” Palm Sunday. One day that I am never giving up. It is celebrated to honor him. There has been so much hating on Palm Sunday, with many arguing that the same people who praised Jesus also screamed for is crucifixion and therefore we should simply ignore the day. That is ridiculous. Palm Sunday only mirrors what is to come. As Jesus told us to pray for his kingdom to come. THE Prophecy: Zechariah 9:9: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.” On Earth: Matthew 21:1-10: ” And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying unto them, Go into the village over against (across from) you, and straightway (immediately) ye shall find as ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say ought (anything)unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. All this was done, that it might (would) be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.  And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they sat him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from trees, and strawed them in the way.  {they threw their clothes and palm branches in the path to honor his path, think of the world tradition, rolling out carpet for royalty} And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come int Jerusalen, all the city was moved (excited), saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.” This is also recounted in other Gospels, and the book of John specifically names those branches as palm. Hosanna literally means Save now, O King. He is our King and only he has the true power to save. In Heaven: Revelation 7:9-17: ” After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man can number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands;  And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God.  Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.  And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they (where are they from)?   And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest (you know). And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell (live) among them. They shall hunger no more, neither shall they thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.  For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.” All those saved from the earth and those who came through terrible, terrible circumstances while on this earth. Forever with God and in his glorious presence, no more hunger, no more abuse, no more heartache, and all the tears caused by this horrible place will be wiped away. Looks pretty important to me. All that good news is worth celebrating every day! So, take minute today, and thank him for who he is, and notice that yet again, scripture points out his meekness an gentleness and he is so worthy to praised. Thank you so much for spending your time with me today! NBJ 2024/ Rev. N Brown Johnson & 04/13/2025. Please forgive if the formatting is off when read on mobile device . I tried to adjust it but unsure why it’s run on. Thank you