Prayer – Lord, remember the day entered Jerusalem,
riding on a donkey? Of course You do since You remember everything! What a
bitter sweet day—people were rejoicing…and yet You knew that there was immense pain
ahead for You on Your way to the cross. The triumph and the rejection. Thank
You, Lord, for being willing to go to the cross—to be willing to be the
sacrifice for my sin and the sins of all mankind.
Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people
of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious,
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—riding on a donkey's colt. Zechariah
9:9
Meditate. Consider prophecies fulfilled.
Have you read the prophecy in Zechariah? Beyond this verse
above, it talks about peace to the nations and the dominion of the Lord being
from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. To the
ends of the earth—totally around the world.
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| Golden Gates ...facing the east towards the Mount of Olives. Read Ezekiel 4:1-5. A future event happens there. Jerusalem |
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!" Jesus found a young donkey and
rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: "Don't be afraid, people of
Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey's colt." His
disciples didn't understand at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy.
But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what had happened and
realized that these things had been written about him. Many in the crowd had
seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were
telling others about it. That was the reason so many went out to meet
him--because they had heard about this miraculous sign. Then the Pharisees said
to each other, "There's nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after
him!" John 12:12-19
He entered through the east gates as the people shouted, Praise God, Hosanna! That is literally “save
us” now! Are people still looking for a Messiah…a Savior? Are you looking for a
spiritual or political savior for yourself…or the world? What do you think?
Leave a comment below and let everyone know what you think.
Personally, I have already found Jesus as my spiritual
savior. He has taken away not only the sins of the world, but my own personal
sins. What a great burden was lifted off my shoulders the day I accepted Christ
as my Savior. I wasn’t even aware that I was carrying such a heavy load—but I literally
felt the weight lifted. It was amazing.
Verse of Salvation ~ For the kind of sorrow God wants us
to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There's no
regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance,
results in spiritual death. 2 Corinthians 7:10
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