Today is Palm Sunday. Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem on the back of a colt. He was coming to worship in the Holy Temple of God. Since He was God and also man I wonder what His thoughts were. As God’s Son He clearly knew the outcome that lay ahead. As a man He knew the torture would be the worst ever imposed on a human.

It’s bad enough to suffer for crimes we’re guilty of but even if we wanted to stand in for Christ it couldn’t be the same. We have one life to atone for whereas Christ would carry the sins of the world from the beginning of time until this day and beyond.

As a parent it’s heart-breaking when our children go through horrific times. I wonder what God was thinking as He watched His only son………for God does have thoughts. He thinks, plans, reveals, He changes His mind at times and hears the faithful cry out to Him, He loves to please down to the tiniest thoughts we never reveal to anyone…..He is happy when we prosper and the list is endless. God is a wonderful father whose eyes are always upon His own because He loves them and never sleeps. He is keeping His eyes upon us to lead, guide and direct our paths.

During our lifetime He is the quiet voice who questions, advises and brings us ever closer to His waiting arms. I wonder how sad Christ was when the masses of people were singing Hosanna and laying palm leaves in His path. As He passed by the euphoric crowd by the sides of the road, He knew they would soon be crying, “Crucify Him.”

Still, He never wavered but continued on to accomplish the will of His Father. Have I been so faithful to do the will of our Father? Have you? That’s what our life here is all about. Christ came, lived among us, suffered unspeakable torture and held His faith to the end. Now we have a perfect advocate to give us an open door when we meet the end of life. I want to be faithful, I want to be found doing His will and I want to be a friend to the end of all I know.

May God hear our heart’s cry to worship Him and be pleased with our love for Him………..oh, and that “I wonder what He was thinking?"

He was thinking of you and me.

Essentially Esther