The Kingly Entry into Jerusalem

And when he was come nigh, even now at 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 that they had seen; Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. Luke 19:37-44

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It is nearing the time when Jesus would die. He has come to Jerusalem, He has for the first time accepted the praise and worship of the people of the city. In fact Jesus is allowing them to say “Blessed be the King.” This behavior is very risky for Jesus for He knows that as people refer to Him as king that the Jewish leadership does not want Jesus to reign over them, they want to reign over themselves. But Jesus is determined to be the sacrifice of Israel. As they near the city Jesus looks over the city and bursts into tears for He, the true and only King of Israel, will be rejected and the people in their stubbornness will also reject Rome as well and will be lost, their city destroyed and the temple destroyed.

Prayer for Today: God, it is sad that You have lost so many of Your precious children. Help us Lord to see and accept Your precious gifts and help us not to be so caught up with ourselves that we reject You. Thank You for Your grace and patience with us and thank You again for putting up with all of the grief and suffering so that You could come and rescue us.