As we celebrate Palm Sunday, it is sad that the praise that sounded forth was temporary - for some of the same voices that "Praised Jesus ultimately turned to yell crucify Him." Shallow praise will never be in eternity! Only the ransomed will experience the glorious unending high praises that fill the heavens.

As we walk with Jesus in this Lenten Season we come to "A Mountain" where the awesome holy moment of Transfiguration happened. What a powerful moment that the disciples were given to see Jesus illuminated, glorified, and brilliantly shining, and with Moses and Elijah.

There may be various studies on the manifestation of Christ, but today, in this Holy Season of Lent, it is good to remember and mediate upon the fact that Jesus was manifested to destroy the works of the devil.

Today we follow Jesus into the synagogue and hear His first sermon. It is more than a sermon, it is a revelation of who He is and what He has come to earth for ... He stands up to signal He will read the Torah. Interesting, they hand Him the book of Isaiah. Hear the passage He chooses ... Isa. 61:1-3.

We do not have the whole account of Jesus' temptations for the scripture begins with "being forty days tempted of the devil, and Jesus fasting, now He was hungry. After these forty days of temptations we are now privy to the final three temptations which no doubt encompassed the totality of His temptations.

This is a remembrance! It is placed on the church calendar by our fore fathers many years ago that there would be a call to keep the suffering of Christ before us that we might remember the price He paid for our eternal life. So we stop in this holy season of sacrifice and each Sunday we walk with Jesus until resurrection brings the glory of life after death to us!

We know we are not perfect, yet He remains the same. Heb. 13:8 tells us, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." He asks one thing of Us; Jesus said: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself." Luke 10:27

We look to the scripture to find biblical strength as we seek to develop a greater trust in God and grow in spiritual strength! We live in such a hurried time, busy, busy and little time to contemplate the love or glory of our God.

The price was paid by our God and His son! The call here is for us to thirst after Spiritual matters. The call here is for us to thirst after spiritual matters.

"Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied."

I Samuel 17:45