Song # 1027.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. The triumphal entry into Jerusalem by Jesus with a large crowd following, is documented in the New Testament. It is the day that Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey. The people placed their cloaks and palm leaves, cut from nearby fields, on the road ahead as Jesus passed by.
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His disciples (Mark 11:1), saying to them “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no-one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here” (Mark 11:2). “If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’” (Mark 11:3).
They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it (Mark 11:4), some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” (Mark 11: 5). They answered as Jesus told them to, and the people let them go (Mark 11:6). When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, He sat on it (Mark 11:7). Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields (Mark 11: 8). Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mark 11:9). “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” (Mark 11:10). When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked “Who is this?” (Matthew 21:10). The crowds answered “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee” (Matthew 21:11).
Thought for today: the richest people in the world, are those who invest in heaven.
Thought for the future: be in partnership with God, and your future is assured. Are you in partnership with God? If not, where will you spend your eternity?