Palm Sunday / Triumphal Entry
Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; and He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”
So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”
And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
That comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!”
Mark 11: 1-10
As Jesus was riding on a colt along the road to Jerusalem two thousand years ago, the people probably did not have any clue what would happen. Their thoughts were to appoint Jesus as the King of Jerusalem, which is correct, but it was of the perception. They thought of the physical rather than the spiritual. The people celebrated as Jesus went to weep. It is written Luke 19:41-44,
41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side 44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
This was the heart of Christ when He saw His people. He was in sorrow for those that did not understand the reason why He came; the same people who praised him and laid down the branches were to turn away from him.
Have we been able to understand the things that He has been revealing to us? Are our hearts in alignment with Christ’s? And have we been able to see the things in the world as Christ sees it? In sorrow for those who are turning away from Him? In joy for those who have found salvation in Him? As we reflect upon the “Triumphant Entry”, let us not focus our minds like the desires of the people, but let us remember what and how Christ wants us to see. Not to view the things as a physical battle, but a spiritual battle.
Dear Lord Jesus, we thank you for you have revealed your word and truth to us. You let us know today the reason for your triumphant entry. We ask that you would open our eyes and our ears to see as you see, to weep for the things that ache your heart, and to be joyful for the things that bring you joy. Please, help us so that we would not desire the things of this world, but to grow spiritually, to be filled with the Holy Spirit. We thank you, we love you. In Jesus’ mighty name we thankfully pray, Amen.
Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; and He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”
So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”
And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
That comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!”
Mark 11: 1-10
As Jesus was riding on a colt along the road to Jerusalem two thousand years ago, the people probably did not have any clue what would happen. Their thoughts were to appoint Jesus as the King of Jerusalem, which is correct, but it was of the perception. They thought of the physical rather than the spiritual. The people celebrated as Jesus went to weep. It is written Luke 19:41-44,
41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side 44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
This was the heart of Christ when He saw His people. He was in sorrow for those that did not understand the reason why He came; the same people who praised him and laid down the branches were to turn away from him.
Have we been able to understand the things that He has been revealing to us? Are our hearts in alignment with Christ’s? And have we been able to see the things in the world as Christ sees it? In sorrow for those who are turning away from Him? In joy for those who have found salvation in Him? As we reflect upon the “Triumphant Entry”, let us not focus our minds like the desires of the people, but let us remember what and how Christ wants us to see. Not to view the things as a physical battle, but a spiritual battle.
Dear Lord Jesus, we thank you for you have revealed your word and truth to us. You let us know today the reason for your triumphant entry. We ask that you would open our eyes and our ears to see as you see, to weep for the things that ache your heart, and to be joyful for the things that bring you joy. Please, help us so that we would not desire the things of this world, but to grow spiritually, to be filled with the Holy Spirit. We thank you, we love you. In Jesus’ mighty name we thankfully pray, Amen.
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