Flip-Flopping Christians 1 - Part 2

Even when the cause is known, there is no clear assurance of any known cure. When that is the case, you know, you know when the Lord stepped in and touched you. He touched me.

The Lord touched me. I can say that. I don't know how many people survive 19 years after a massive heart attack.

Maybe some people, as semi-invalids, carry on for some more time. But mine has been a very active life. Traveling continually.

And how is that possible? He touched me. That's it. And how should I say it? Should I say it with a whimper? Maybe he touched me.

No. I'll say it with a shout. He touched me.

And he kept me. Oh, yes. And by the grace of God, these 19 extended years have been a time of so much building of God's work in many parts of the world.

Now, he touched me. Why should I say, Hosanna! You saved me before. You will save me again.

Hosanna means save, we pray you. Save, we pray you. Yes, we can say that.

You saved me before. Come on, save me again. Save, we pray you.

That's what these people knew the works that they had seen. You know, forgetting the works of God is a serious misdemeanor. It's kind of very offensive to me.

When I see people whom I helped for years, in their sickness, I prayed for them. And when I see them turn out, you know, kind of very shaky, with their old nature showing, I feel very sad. That's the saddest part of my life.

Saddest part of my life. But I try to cast that sorrow upon the Lord. Oh, these people have received so much, Lord.

They have seen love and concern poured into their lives. And I did everything for them. But, alas, how ungrateful.

The Lord must be so grieved also, isn't it? When he cannot see a shout, Hosanna. Thou Savior, you saved me before. You're able to save me in this crisis, in this hardship, in this trial, in this setback.

Yes, friends, you would think when they praised the Lord Jesus in this manner, saying, 38th verse, Blessed be the King which cometh in the name of the Lord. It almost appeared like coronation time. Blessed be the King.

You know that great song, I would love it sung again. Oh, the King is coming, the King is coming. You know, when it is sung with a deep baritone.

Oh, the King is coming, the King is coming. You know, that should be the expectation of our hearts for the first time ever when people say the big three, the big car manufacturers have lost their market share to the extent of falling under 50%. 50%, now that's quite a blow.

That means a lot of jobs are gone. And so, there will be a big shifting of the population. It affects the poor tradesmen.

It affects services. It affects the whole city. At such a time, have we got something special to give when everybody can only think of gloomy forecasts? Here, don't forget this was just less than a week before the cross.

Just less than a week approximately before the cross. And yet, the voices that were involved in this triumphal entry, I have wondered why were they so still when the crowd cried out, crucify him. See, Jesus was condemned and the judge could only say, now listen, what must I do with Jesus? What shall I do with Jesus? Shall I release him? I find no fault in him.

The answer came, crucify him. Crucify him. What? Were they mere flip-floppers, some of these people? One moment saying, here's our king.

He is the lord of all. He is my lord. Can it be? Or were they muffled? The frightened? Muted? Silenced? What happened to this great crowd? That's a question that grieves me, bothers me.

So I'm only going to follow the lord.