On the road to Emmaus, we see the resurrected Jesus draw near to two disciples as He shows them that everything in Scripture points to Him and that the cross and resurrection are the fulfillment of God’s plan from the beginning. God opens their eyes through faith, demonstrating that believing is seeing and that He gives hearts able to recognize the risen Christ. When they finally recognize Him, their joy compels them to share the news.

Palm Sunday gives us a glimpse of heaven as we see the dead raised, with Lazarus standing as living testimony to Jesus’ power over death. The crowd clamors in praise, echoing the day when all people will worship Christ with joyful celebration. The King comes humbly into Jerusalem, pointing forward to the day when Jesus will return and reign in full glory. In this moment, everything begins to make sense as God’s redemptive plan unfolds before the people. As the world goes after Him, Palm Sunday foreshadows the day when every nation will be drawn to Christ and worship Him forever.

In this episode of Understanding 2 Corinthians, Paul engages in what he calls “foolish boasting” to expose the hollow claims of his opponents. Forced to speak their language, he subverts it—boasting not in strength, status, or spiritual spectacle, but in weakness, suffering, and dependence on Christ. From visions of paradise to the thorn in his flesh, Paul reveals that true apostolic authority is not marked by triumph, but by grace-sustained endurance.

At the center stands a paradox: God’s power is perfected in weakness. What the world dismisses, God uses to display His strength. In defending his ministry, Paul redefines it—showing that the servant of Christ is not self-exalting, but Christ-dependent, content in weakness so that the power of Christ may rest upon him.