Morning by Morning, March 25 - Hosannah to the King of Heaven! Good morning, Lord Jesus. Hosannah to You! Holy are You! I lift up the palm branches of my spirit to welcome You into the place of praise in my heart (John 12:13). ... “When (Jesus) had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. And it came to pass, when He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, saying, ‘Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’ “So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them. But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, ‘Why are you loosing the colt?’ “And they said, ‘The Lord has need of him.’ Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road. Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, saying: ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!’ And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, ‘Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.’ But He answered and said to them, ‘I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out” (Luke 19:28-40).
On that first Palm Sunday, You fulfilled the ancient Word from the Prophet Zechariah: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is He, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey!” (Zechariah 9:9) You came in such humility. Yet, at the same time, with such authority. And though they thought You were coming to set up an earthly kingdom, You came to establish Your heavenly kingdom. As You declared to the earthly authorities a few days later in that first Holy Week, “My kingdom is not of this world.... My kingdom is not from here” (John 18:36). You are the King of Heaven, the “King of Kings and Lord of Lords!” (Revelation 19:16) And Your kingdom comes into every heart that’s lifted up to You, that’s opened up to You, that’s welcome You to come in to rule and reign as King and Lord. You are “the King of Glory!” (Psalm 24:7-10) And with Christians around the world who celebrate this week as Holy Week from that Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday, I praise You and welcome You to come into my heart, to come rule and reign in my life, as I honor the One who was celebrated but then crucified, who was crucified but then raised from the dead, who was raised from the dead but now rules and reigns from Heaven as King of Kings and Lord of Lords! In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may your heart be filled with praise to the King of Heaven, the King of Glory, to rule and reign in your heart and life every day, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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