“The RoseBouquet”

Jesus said so plainly to His disciples, “As you know, the Passover is two days away - and the Son of man will be handed over to be crucified.” He knew exactly what was going to happen. Nor did Jesus keep it from His disciples. So why did it catch them off guard when it did happen?

While Jesus was saying this, the chief priests and elders were meeting in the high priest’s palace, where they were plotting to arrest and kill Jesus. But they were still afraid of a riot against themselves, so they agreed that it would not be during the Feast of Passover.

Doesn’t it strike you that Jesus knew what would happen better than these instigators did themselves?

Because we can read ahead we know that these very plotters of Jesus’ death instigated a riot in which the people joined them in calling for Jesus to be crucified. It all happened at the Passover.

If we take time to study the meaning in all of the Passover symbolism, we learn that it was all a vivid picture of Jesus dying as the sacrificial Lamb of God, whose blood would take away the sins of the people, not just for one more year, but forever. All the elements of the Passover supper, after the slaying of the lamb for each household, and offering it to God, are little parables for Jesus and what He would do, and now HAS done for the Jews and for everyone else who believes.

The Passover Feast was exactly the right time to kill Jesus, the one sinless One, who had to die for all the sinners in the world.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, You knew. But You did not run away. You knew God’s plan in all of this, and You were determined to cooperate and carry out God’s plan. In another place we read that Your face was set like flint to go to Jerusalem and to allow Yourself to be slain for the sins of the world. Wow! This was not just done to You, Lord Jesus, but You submitted to it willingly, because You knew it would provide salvation for me! Thank You!

+++++Jesus is my King+++++Jesus is my King+++++

Blessings on you Today!
Ruth Marlene Friesen

P.S. Just graduating from high school in a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, Ruthe commutes to the city of Saskatoon as a telephone operator. BUT in her off hours, she gets involved in the lives of the abused, bereaved, dying and spiritually hungry. Read Ruthe’s Story