There was a lot to make Jesus happy on Palm Sunday. How wonderful it was that so many people praised him as King and Savior. But Jesus was also sad. He was sad to hear what the Pharisees said. It also made him sad to see Jerusalem. In fact, the Bible tells us that when he “saw the city, he wept over it” (Luke 19:41). He knew that Holy Week was going to be the hardest week. Even as the crowds that day praised him shouting, “Blessed is the King,” he knew a few days later the crowds would be shouting, “Crucify, crucify him” (23:21). He wept because his own people would reject him as King. He also wept because he knew that in a few years, after the Romans crucified him, they would destroy the city.

But is all hope lost? Of course not. We have the gospel—the good news! What is the good news? Jesus suffered and died. But then he rose from the dead. Now Jesus is crowned King and reigns in heaven. One day soon he will come again and enter earth (not just one city) in power and glory, riding on a white horse, with millions of mighty angels at his side. Then and there every knee will bow before him and confess that Jesus is the King.