Our paragraph topic is: (Triumphal entry into Jerusalem) Part 5.
It was a time for celebration. It was a time for joy and happiness. It was a time for rejoicing for the Messiah had come to Jerusalem for the Passover. Those who came from Judea knew him. Those who came from Galilea knew him. Those who came from Jordan knew him. But the people who lived in Jerusalem did not. They had not heard of him or the word that went forth before him to proclaim his deeds.
He had cured the sick, made the lame walk, opened the eyes of the blind, cured the lepers, taught in the fields, in the marketplace, in the synagogues and even raised the dead. But those who lived in Jerusalem had not heard, did not know, sought him not. They lived in the city. They lived in the capitol, the heart of Judaism. They were the privileged, the ones of rank and power, those who lived in palaces and wore fine garments. They had not heard. The word had not come to them. And when Jesus came they were in wonder and bewilderment! And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was thrown into commotion, saying, "Who is this?"
They did not know. They had not heard. They were too busy with their own concerns of the day to bother with the local gossip of the common man. Theirs were the concerns of the kingdom of Judaism. To them he was just another ordinary man. He had not come with trumpets, or fanfare announcing his arrival. He had not come with a entourage with armed guards and a carriage on the shoulders of strong men. To them he was a commoner that the local people praised and rejoiced over and they could not understand the commotion.
Christ has told us to beware of false prophets. He has warned us that there will be many who will come in his name professing to be the Christ. Do not follow the crowd down the long and wide path to destruction. He told us to seek the narrow path that leads to life everlasting. Seek the truth and you will find your way. The path has been prepared for us. He has set it before us, all we have to do is follow in his footsteps, follow in his light. Yet many will go astray and follow the crowd.
Many did not know him when he came to Jerusalem. But there were those who did know him and followed him even to the cross. They did not know that this was foretold by the prophets. They did not know that he would rise again and conquer death. So their sorrow at his crucifixion and their loss at his death was replaced with joy and hope when he arose from the grave. And all who knew of him and had heard the word came to his disciples to follow. Can we follow today? Can we believe the word that was written for us by the hand of God? Can we hope for the promises that he made to us that he would not leave us as lost little children? Can we believe, can we hope, can we trust in his words? Seek those words and you will know yourself. I have, and I know that he is real!
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.
It was a time for celebration. It was a time for joy and happiness. It was a time for rejoicing for the Messiah had come to Jerusalem for the Passover. Those who came from Judea knew him. Those who came from Galilea knew him. Those who came from Jordan knew him. But the people who lived in Jerusalem did not. They had not heard of him or the word that went forth before him to proclaim his deeds.
He had cured the sick, made the lame walk, opened the eyes of the blind, cured the lepers, taught in the fields, in the marketplace, in the synagogues and even raised the dead. But those who lived in Jerusalem had not heard, did not know, sought him not. They lived in the city. They lived in the capitol, the heart of Judaism. They were the privileged, the ones of rank and power, those who lived in palaces and wore fine garments. They had not heard. The word had not come to them. And when Jesus came they were in wonder and bewilderment! And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was thrown into commotion, saying, "Who is this?"
They did not know. They had not heard. They were too busy with their own concerns of the day to bother with the local gossip of the common man. Theirs were the concerns of the kingdom of Judaism. To them he was just another ordinary man. He had not come with trumpets, or fanfare announcing his arrival. He had not come with a entourage with armed guards and a carriage on the shoulders of strong men. To them he was a commoner that the local people praised and rejoiced over and they could not understand the commotion.
Christ has told us to beware of false prophets. He has warned us that there will be many who will come in his name professing to be the Christ. Do not follow the crowd down the long and wide path to destruction. He told us to seek the narrow path that leads to life everlasting. Seek the truth and you will find your way. The path has been prepared for us. He has set it before us, all we have to do is follow in his footsteps, follow in his light. Yet many will go astray and follow the crowd.
Many did not know him when he came to Jerusalem. But there were those who did know him and followed him even to the cross. They did not know that this was foretold by the prophets. They did not know that he would rise again and conquer death. So their sorrow at his crucifixion and their loss at his death was replaced with joy and hope when he arose from the grave. And all who knew of him and had heard the word came to his disciples to follow. Can we follow today? Can we believe the word that was written for us by the hand of God? Can we hope for the promises that he made to us that he would not leave us as lost little children? Can we believe, can we hope, can we trust in his words? Seek those words and you will know yourself. I have, and I know that he is real!
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.
