On the first Palm Sunday, Jesus rode on a donkey heading to Jerusalem for the upcoming Passover. His journey was a short one which began in the neighboring town of Bethphage.
The road was crowded with people. His disciples. Pharisees and scribes. And thousands of pilgrims from the Jewish diaspora.
For Passover, Jerusalem’s normal population of 120,000 swelled to nearly a million people as Jews from all over the Middle East returned to observe the feast. It was a profitable event for Jewish merchants, much like Christmas for today’s retail merchants.
As Jesus rode along, His disciples began praising God, saying, “Hosanna! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David. Blessed is the King.”
In the midst of the hubbub and excitement, Jesus paused at a spot on the Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem and the Temple. This was the exact spot where Jews throughout history had mourned and wept over the Temple.
So, when Jesus stopped and wept at the overlook, the people would have hushed and anticipated a historic speech. Then, He said:
“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes…because you did not know the time of your visitation.” (Luke 19:42, 44-b)
Too late! Jesus wept because it was too late to save Jerusalem from God’s Judgment, which happened forty years later.
Today, I prayed:
Lord, send the Holy Spirit to American believers to open our hearts up to the love of Your truth so that we will be saved from our deceptions and lies. (Based on 2 Thessalonians 2:10)
What do you think and has the Lord spoken to you?
Join with me on Thursdays to fast and pray for America.
Larry Who 
Thank you so so so much for listening and writing and praying what He lays on your heart. God bless you!
I prayed from Leviticus, where God says that He has led them out of Egypt , to be their God. May we believers who have been led out of our past lives and delivered, let Him be our God.
Debbie,
Thanks. Great prayer. May I allow Him to be my God, too. God bless you.