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Matthew 21 NKJV
1 Now when they drew near
Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two
disciples,
2 saying to them, “Go into
the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a
colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.
3 And if anyone says anything
to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will
send them.”
4 All this was done that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to
you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6 So the disciples went and
did as Jesus commanded them.
7 They brought the donkey and
the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.
8 And a very great multitude
spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and
spread them on the road.
9 Then the multitudes who
went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the
name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
10 And when He had come into
Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
11 So the multitudes said,
“This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
When
I think about the Palm Sunday I think about:
·
The
generations who waited for Messiah to come
o Zechariah’s Prophecy
in Zechariah 9:9 – 500BC
o Isaiah’s Prophecies in
Isaiah 31 – 700BC
o King David in Psalm
23 – 1000BC
o The First Passover
with Moses – 1400BC
o Jacob’s Prophecies
in Genesis 49 – 1800BC
o Abraham’s Sacrifice
of Isaac – 2000BC
o Noah’s Prophecies in
Genesis 9 – 3000BC
o God’s Promise to
Adam and Eve – 4000BC
·
I
think of how long people waited for the Promise
Sometimes
it seems like so much of life is waiting on something to happen that will heal
us, encourage us, deliver us and set us free. Every generation has its trouble
and in every generation there is hope.
God
did not leave Adam and Eve without hope and neither will He abandon you. Our
hope is in Messiah. The Children of God who lived in the generations before
Christ looked forward with faith to the coming of Messiah and in the 2000 years
since we who have believed in Jesus look back with that same faith.
Today
I believe it is prudent for us to remind ourselves of three important and
eternal truths concerning the lessons we learn from Palm Sunday.
1. There
is no one better than a parent to bring a child to Christ
a.
v.2 “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will
find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.”
b.
A
young child will follow a parent to Jesus.
c.
God
is sending servants out to cities and villages today hoping to set both parents
and children free. When He does, bring your family to Jesus …
2. The Lord has need of you
a.
v.3 “The Lord has need of
them …”
b.
God
needs you and your family – it is not just a want but it’s a need.
c.
Jesus
needs to be carried to your family, friends, neighborhood, community, city,
state, nation and generation …
d.
The
Lord has need of you!
3. People want to know
a.
v. 10 “Who is this”
b.
v.
11 “This is Jesus!” – Show them Christ
