The Beauty of a Christian

When Jesus entered Jerusalem,

a large crowd gathered to celebrate the Passover.

They went out to meet Him, holding palm branches and shouting,

"Hosanna!  Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord,

even the King of Israel!" (Jn. 12:13).

Here, the palm branches symbolize righteousness, beauty, and victory.

The large crowd regarded Jesus as the victorious King of Israel,

expecting Him to bring about political liberation from the Roman government,

economic prosperity, and social justice by practicing righteousness.

This was the beauty they saw in Jesus.

They believed that He would free them from Roman rule (political liberation),

bring economic prosperity, and establish social justice.

This was the beauty they envisioned in Jesus.

However, what was the beauty that God the Father saw

in "My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased," Jesus Christ?

It was His obedience to the will of the Father unto death (Phil. 2:8).

This is the beauty of Jesus Christ as seen by God the Father.

We should emulate this beauty of Jesus.

As Christians, we should follow the example of Jesus

and obediently submit to the will of the Lord even unto death.

This is the beauty of us as Christians.