# 610 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 11:9,10 “Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
What a glorious day as the throng chants from the 118th Psalm with loud Hosanna's! The word means “save now.” Why all the excitement?
Luke tells us that they were rejoicing and praising God “for all the mighty works they had seen.” (Luke 19:37) This was a holy, unbridled moment of enthusiasm, a wave of real spiritual feeling and joy. Something like one might catch at a stadium worship event.
But what happened? Later in this week , this same crowd would be demanding that He be crucified.
Beware my friend, lest your mountain top worship experiences be forgotten, in the ordinary expectations of life. This crowd did not expect their Messiah to allow Himself to be whipped and humiliated by the much hated Romans. In fact such a Messiah was really no Messiah at all. Forgetting all the other mighty works He had done, the moment He stopped meeting their expectations, they turned on Him.
The question begs to be asked. What will we do with Jesus when our expectations aren't met?
Father, guard our hearts from allowing our own expectations to rule our hearts, and let us be more concerned about Your expectations. Let Your expectations rule our hearts and lives.
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