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What does it mean for a King to surrender?

This Palm Sunday, we explored a radical truth: Jesus didn't become King by demanding surrender from others—He became King by surrendering Himself. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus surrendered His will to the Father and His innocence to judgment, both human and divine. He took the cup of God's wrath meant for us so we could receive His mercy and grace.

Here's the beautiful invitation: Jesus calls us to surrender too. Not our innocence, but our guilt. Not to judgment, but to the Father's overwhelming mercy. When Peter impulsively struck the servant's ear, Jesus healed it—removing all evidence of Peter's crime. That's exactly what Jesus does for us at the cross. He removes all evidence of our sin so we stand blameless before God.

Will you surrender your will to His? As we approach Good Friday, remember: the cross is where God's wrath and grace perfectly meet. "God made Him who had no sin to become sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)