Sunday Reading: Matthew 21:8-9
Key Verse: Matthew 21:9
9 And the crowds 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!
Devotion:
We have all probably seen the pictures of a royal dignitary riding through their home capital in some sort of carriage or vehicle with the crowds standing by cheering and waving flags but I don’t think that would have compared to this day almost 2000 years ago. Today the events are staged with many security guards and the like spreading forward to make sure that people can only do the right thing. Here Jesus was coming in to town riding on a donkey with people being able to get up close and lay down their garments and palm leaves for this dignitary to be presented on. They knew who He was and they wanted the world to know!
If the modern security agents had their way their protection would hide their client away from view and silently sneak in through a back door. Here Christ made sure that His people were allowed to lift His name up and to make sure that everyone knew what was happening. Christ was not concerned about His own protection because He knew what lay ahead from this point on and He was still willingly coming forward to accept the inevitable. What love He displayed for His people. What love He displayed for us all.
What would you be willing to do for your Saviour if you knew He was going to be riding in to town today? Would you be one of the people out there showing your love for Him knowing that there would be a chance that you would be counted as one of those rebelling against the state? Would you be willing to show everyone else that you upheld Christ above the religious people of this time? Christ is the one who started this first by showing us His love for us. He continues to show His love through things He does each and every day. He continues to make sure that we can see that His love goes past our own religions and past our faults and past our mistakes; His love is beyond question... What is in question is our response to that love today.
Points to Ponder:
What do you do for people you love?
What will you do for Christ?
