For Saturday, March 27, 2021
Zechariah 9:9 GNT: “Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey — on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
This coming Sunday, most churches celebrate Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. We know it as Palm Sunday. This event is the fulfillment of prophecy from Zechariah. The people were acknowledging Jesus as the promised Messiah.
But what the crowd expected from a Messiah and what Jesus offered were two different things. The people expected a Messiah to free them from Roman oppression, and Jesus responded, “Your sins are forgiven.” The Messiah was a solution to a spiritual problem, not a political problem.
Strange as it may seem, this “King of the Jews” conquered not with force like other kings. He uses love, grace, mercy and His own personal sacrifice for the sins of His people. He brought hope to the world!
Blessings and safety today!
Pastor Norton Lawellin
Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
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