Crumbs 124 :Palm Sunday
Scripture Mark 11:1-11 WEB11 When they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage[a] and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 2 and said to them, “Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him. 3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs him;’ and immediately he will send him back here.” 4 They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him. 5 Some of those who stood there asked them, “What are you doing, untying the young donkey?” 6 They said to them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7 They brought the young donkey to Jesus, and threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it. 8 Many spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and spreading them on the road. 9 Those who went in front, and those who followed, cried out, “Hosanna![b] Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!Psalm 118:25-26 10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” 11 Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Why? Why did the Lord go into Jerusalem in this way and why is it in Scripture? Thinking about itI felt compelled to compare Mark’s account of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem with those in the other three Gospels. In Matthew 21:5 we learn it was to fulfil Zechariah 9:9. I n John 12: 16 we learnt that later the incident helped the disciples to understand who Jesus was.
Two aspects about this event fascinate me.
1. The Lord’s use of the donkey. How did he know the owner would let the colt go? Two answers come to mind. Both are valid. Jesus is the Son of God. He just knew. It could have been a carefully organised event and the Lord had already arranged the loan of the colt. There fascinating details in these accounts. The donkey is unbroken and the mare is brought too .
2. The crowd’s reaction to Jesus. This was intense and who told them to quote Psalm 118 ?This man was expected. This man was longed for; but his work was beyond the Jewish nation and its political liberation. On His agenda was the liberation of all mankind.
I would like to make a general observation. Studying the life and words of Jesus Christ I note the chasm between Him and the lives of 21sr century Christians along with the practices of their religious institutions
1. What changes would we make to our churches in view of Christs teaching ?
2. How ought we apply Jesus teaching to our lives ?.
3. Jesus did not free the Jews immediately from thr Romans. What should be the concerns of the Church today ?
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