Message from Scripture: 6/22/2020

Today’s message from Scripture comes from Mark 11:7-9; “And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

When Jesus made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, He did so in a way calculated to get attention. The symbolism of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, then, is that of the Prince of peace, the one who would bring peace, a resolution for the problem of sin and what it does to people’s lives. The crowds, however, while shouting hosannas to His name, did so in seeing Him as a political Messiah, one who would overthrow the power of Rome rather than the power of Satan; this is why they could shout “hosanna” at the first of the week, and “crucify Him” at its end.

What do we learn from this? Sometimes we see the show, but miss the main event. It’s easy to focus on the here and now and forget about the hereafter, to get distracted with everyday living and not living every day for Christ. Jesus is not our “King for a day,” but “Lord for life.” If we truly honor Christ, we must offer Him our full selves, an unqualified surrender to Him, living in His example, which offers His best to us. Paul remind us, “Walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God” (Eph. 5:2).

May we not become so distracted with what’s going on in life, that we forget what life is all about. Let’s not miss the main event! God bless.

Robert