And that is also why, especially regarding Palm Sunday, Biblical scholars have always marveled and even deplored the fact that on Palm Sunday, the Sunday prior to Christ's crucifixion, the crowds were singing and waving palm branches and treating Jesus as the King of Kings. Then only a few days later, the emotion disappeared. And many of these same people turned against our Lord. That is the key idea in this brief message. You see, as we study the people involved in the first Palm Sunday, you and I might judge these people to be very foolish.
Newspapers tell of religious leaders who draw crowds by the thousands.
And yet, many of these same people, when they go back home, and things aren't going exactly the way they want, these same people, like the first Palm Sunday crowd, take the name of the Lord God in vain, and sometimes even curse the Lord. For example, I'm sure many of you listening know there are some today who are looking for a Jesus who will assist them in finding the right combination for the winning lottery numbers. This has been, of course, reported in many newspapers. And others are looking for a Jesus who will help them in a time of illness, especially if it's cancer, even if they have been delinquent in church attendance or their prayer life for months or even years. Still others are looking for a Jesus who will accommodate any and every whim and wish as each day unfolds.