Matthew 21:9 - "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest!" And when He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, "Who is This?"
Hosanna, Save Now, to their Kingbut the King of Kings came as Prince of Peace
Descending on this Triumphal Swerving Road
Overlooking the Kedron Valley with Tears
Oh, Man of Sorrows
A Suffering Savior on the Path to Death
Refusing to play Conqueror of Conquests
Fearful Pharisees watching & exclaiming
The Whole World Has Gone after Him (Jn 12:19)
Palms of Victory for..."Who is This?"
Riding a Donkey, a Symbol of Peace.
50,000 Triumphant Cheers turn to Crucify Jeers
Death. Doom. Deliverance.
Messiah Deliverer.
The point is that a king would come riding upon a horse when he was bent on war;
but he came riding upon an ass for he was coming in peace.
This action of Jesus is a sign that He was not the warrior figure men dreamed of,
but the Prince of Peace. No one saw it that way at that time, not even the disciples...
They were looking for the Messiah of their own dreams and their own wishful thinking. William Barclay
Do I look this day for the Messiah of my own dreams, my own wishful thinking?
Or do I embrace The Deliverer Who Has Come to Save Me and Set Me Free?
PHOTO: Walking the beach of Santa Rosa. Thinking about these questions. What is my own wishful thinking?
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