Jn 12:15-19 - “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”
Jn 12:42-43 - Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.
The moment of truth has come. Which fear will win? Will it be the fear of God or the fear of Men? The same people who saw Jesus heal the dead man Lazarus were told not to fear, because their King, God, was riding in on a colt. Later, as the evidence was building, many authorities believed as well. But, they chose not to confess it because of the fear of man. There really is only room for one fear in your life, the fear of God or the fear of man. Whichever you fear more will ultimately rule your life.
