Meditate as
you consider Jesus’ Triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
"'What?' you ask 'Doesn't the
child pay for the parent's sins?' No! For if the child does what is just and
right and keeps my decrees, that child will surely live. The person who sins is
the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent's sins, and
the parent will not be punished for the child's sins. Righteous people will be
rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished
for their own wickedness. But if wicked people turn away from all their sins
and begin to obey my decrees and do what is just and right, they will surely
live and not die. All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live
because of the righteous things they have done. Ezekiel
18:19-22
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| Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. A humble beast...as predicted in Zech. 9:9. |
There were crowds who wanted to make Jesus
the King of Jerusalem—the King of Israel. They were throwing palm branches and
then their cloaks down onto the road ahead of Jesus riding on a colt into
Jerusalem. Hosanna! Jesus message at the beginning of His ministry was “Repent”
"Repent of your sins and turn to God,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is near." Matthew 3:2
After His resurrection Jesus Christ
appeared to the disciples and spoke to them about what had happened to Him and
about forgiveness.
Then he opened their minds to understand the
Scriptures. And he said, "Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah
would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. It was also
written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to
all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all
who repent.'" Luke 24:45-47.
That Sunday
before Passover He entered Jerusalem, riding on a donkey.
The next day, the news that Jesus was on the
way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors
took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted,
"Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD! Hail
to the King of Israel!" John 12:12-13.
They were proclaiming Him to be King of
Israel, yet even now the Israelites are still looking for their Messiah—their
King as a ruler, not as one who has already sacrificed His life for their sins.
For them...and for each of us around the world, now is the time to Repent. There
is forgiveness of sins for all who repent. God hasn’t changed His standards or
rewards. He expects people to live right and to accept what Jesus did for them.
The righteous will be rewarded.
Prayer
~ Lord Jesus, those people on Palm Sunday were honoring You for what they
expected You to become for them…a King. May we honor and praise You for what
You did do…dying on a cross…being the sacrifice for all the sins of mankind for
all of time. What a heavy burden You bore. Thank You for Your obedience to Your
Father…and Your love for us.
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2020 Text and photo by Mickey M.
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