"Crying, Hosanna!"

 "Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord." (John 12:13 KJV) 

  "The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. As the Scriptures say, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.""  (1 Corinthians 1:18-19 NLT)

 There are some things in this life that should count more than others; the most of which, is being saved from destruction in hell, and knowing Christ! The term, "Hosanna," is a little exclamation of adoration, which, in this case, it would be very closely related to the cry that Peter made, just as he was sinking into the water, as he looked into the eyes of Jesus.

 That may not click quite yet, for some; but it should at least prepare you to be somewhat interested in knowing how the two relate. In this case, most of those that came out with palm branches were common people, those who were not part of leadership, or those who had been schooled in the social graces of the Jewish religious practices, such as knowing when and where to hold back your emotions. 

 These were people that were spontaneous, basically doing what they were led to do, not even thinking of what might be said by the powers to be. I can relate, as much as I have had the opportunity to experience such things, even remotely connected to this kind of spontaneous reaction. 

 When I first got saved, I recall a time when there was about twelve of us, brothers in the Lord, gathered together in the church on the compound; and we formed a circle and started singing, "Father Abraham," without any prompting or music, but just because it was, what we needed to do. There absolutely was not any thought of be embarrassed, or concern about what anyone else might think; it was just perfectly fitting to what we felt in our hearts, needed to be expressed.   

 Maybe that doesn't seem like such a big deal, but then again, we weren't just singing, we were marching, spinning around, bobbing our heads and really getting into what we were doing. Totally and completely unconcerned about anything else. Just as Peter was, as he cried out to Jesus, "Lord, save me," without the thought of being embarrassed, or being weak, or thinking of anything else, but that Jesus would save him from sinking. 

 Obviously, there is more to this, as there should be. The main point of what I am trying to say, is that we must understand that we need salvation, in order to cry out to be saved. If you are not sure about your need to be saved, your salvation isn't really all that important, and you aren't all that willing to go all out for the Lord. 

 As much as it seems unimportant, if you are going to be lost without Jesus, and you don't want to be lost; then you are going to call out to Jesus to save you...

 "But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength." (1 Corinthians 1:24-25 NLT)