I know I say this every year at Palm Sunday. Time goes by, yet nothing changes. I remain astonished at how fickle people can be. The Holy Week beginning with Palm Sunday is a symphony of praise and celebration. The long-awaited King comes to you, “gentle and riding on a donkey” (Matthew 21:5). The Son of David! The Messiah!
That’s Sunday. By Friday, they want him dead. Five days between the Triumphal Entry and “Crucify Him!” Just shocking.
Lift up your heads, O you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Who is He, this King of glory?
The LORD Almighty– He is the King of glory.
Selah
Psalm 24:7-10
Are we any different? Whether politicians, celebrities, or sports figures… family members, etc. one moment we’re celebrating them as the GOAT (Greatest of All Time), then the next moment, we’re castigating them as the idiotic impeachable goat sent out into the wilderness bearing missed field goals or free-throws, stupidity, sin, and shame.
Would we have treated Jesus any differently? For today’s introspection, ponder the faithfulness of God and the fickleness of man.
The actual meaning of the word Selah is unknown. Selah and Sabbaths should prompt us to stop the mad rush and instead, to meditate on God’s character, His words, or His actions on behalf of His people. The best true response to God is to pause for worship. It’s hard to understand His ways in the fog of our lives. Selah. Rest in Him.
Selah interjects much like “Κύριε, ἐλέησον” in the Greek Orthodox liturgy: Lord, Have Mercy! Lent Devotionals will resume tomorrow after today’s Sabbath rest to reflect, refresh, and worship Him. Selah.