Our paragraph topic is: (Triumphal entry into Jerusalem) Part 2.
They had no white stallion for him to ride. They had no parade for him to be seen in. They had no twenty-one gun salute to honor him. They only had the ass and the colt for him to ride upon. So as simple men they paid honor and tribute in their own simple way.
The people were with them. They knew that he would come to the celebration. They were waiting. They were looking for him. They all had heard of his miracles and his deeds. And they expected him to come to Jerusalem to bring about change. And the little people, the poor, the downtrodden, the beggars, those in pain and suffering from oppression sought him out and paid homage to him in their own simple way. And they brought the ass and the colt, laid their cloaks on them, and made him sit thereon.
This was what they knew how to do. They were poor and lowly people who worship the Messiah. Others could not see. Others did not believe. Most were skeptical and refused to believe in the word that they heard. Yet here he was, coming into Jerusalem, into their mist for the celebration of the year. The little ones saw and believe. They knew that he was the Messiah. There was no doubt in their minds or in their hearts. They knew that he had come to bring about change. But they did not know how the change would happen.
He has said that he will return, that all will see and know. He has said that he will return on a cloud for all to see. And we wait with patience for that day, that time, that hour when we must be ready for his coming. Will you be ready? Will you be prepared? Or will the thief catch you asleep and not on guard?
We live in a world with many distractions, where we can be blind to the truth. We have opportunities to play, and relax, and to enjoy all that the world has to offer. We have opportunity to get caught up in the pleasures of the world and opportunity to forget who we are. Be not blinded. Be not caught up in the pleasures. Be not deceived into believing that the day will never come. For certain as we live and breathe the day is fast approaching. And our time is limited. The day is not given to us. The hour is not ours to have. The thief will come and take away all, when you are not ready. Be in guard at all times. It is written for all to see, for all to know. And the word will be fulfilled.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
They had no white stallion for him to ride. They had no parade for him to be seen in. They had no twenty-one gun salute to honor him. They only had the ass and the colt for him to ride upon. So as simple men they paid honor and tribute in their own simple way.
The people were with them. They knew that he would come to the celebration. They were waiting. They were looking for him. They all had heard of his miracles and his deeds. And they expected him to come to Jerusalem to bring about change. And the little people, the poor, the downtrodden, the beggars, those in pain and suffering from oppression sought him out and paid homage to him in their own simple way. And they brought the ass and the colt, laid their cloaks on them, and made him sit thereon.
This was what they knew how to do. They were poor and lowly people who worship the Messiah. Others could not see. Others did not believe. Most were skeptical and refused to believe in the word that they heard. Yet here he was, coming into Jerusalem, into their mist for the celebration of the year. The little ones saw and believe. They knew that he was the Messiah. There was no doubt in their minds or in their hearts. They knew that he had come to bring about change. But they did not know how the change would happen.
He has said that he will return, that all will see and know. He has said that he will return on a cloud for all to see. And we wait with patience for that day, that time, that hour when we must be ready for his coming. Will you be ready? Will you be prepared? Or will the thief catch you asleep and not on guard?
We live in a world with many distractions, where we can be blind to the truth. We have opportunities to play, and relax, and to enjoy all that the world has to offer. We have opportunity to get caught up in the pleasures of the world and opportunity to forget who we are. Be not blinded. Be not caught up in the pleasures. Be not deceived into believing that the day will never come. For certain as we live and breathe the day is fast approaching. And our time is limited. The day is not given to us. The hour is not ours to have. The thief will come and take away all, when you are not ready. Be in guard at all times. It is written for all to see, for all to know. And the word will be fulfilled.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
