These eleven verses of the Bible
amazingly describe Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of
Passion Week. Only he knew that these
were his last days as man on earth.
Asking his disciples to obtain a colt, a small donkey that had never
been ridden, fulfilled the words of the prophet Zechariah. He said that the Jewish messiah was to arrive
as a gentle and peaceable King on a donkey.
What the people did not understand was the type of king that God had
sent. After all their years as slaves
and being overrun by foreign governments, they were really expecting a power
king, and overwhelming force that would put them on top of the world. It was the telling of Jesus life, his way of
living as a man that would lead the world in knowing the true power of being
righteous.
It is a wonder in that day a time (no
TV, radio, twitter, email, etc) the crowds that turned out to greet His entry
to the city. They were all there due to
word of mouth that the King was coming and they met him with chants and a
carpet of braches honoring him. They
knew their scripture and believed the words of their prophets. What they hadn’t counted on was that they had
to change the way they lived on earth.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we thank you for the day that you sent your son,
Jesus. He came first as a man so that
we could learn from his teachings and his life.
Help us, we pray, to try to live up to these standards he set of Love
and Service. For he will come again to
judge what we’ve learned and how we have applied these lessons. Help us live right that we may be worthy of
his sacrifice. We pray to you through
His name. Amen
C. G.
Kimberley “Kim”
