Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and lyrics from Paul Baloche singing… Hosanna - Praise Is Raising … poignantly singing of the joy we should feel for our King, Jesus, worthy of all our praise!
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Highlight Verse[s]: Luke 19:38 [NLT] … 38 “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!”
… The people quote from the Psalms 118:26, singing … “Hosanna, our King comes in the Name of the Lord!”
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Highlight Passage [context]: Luke 19:28-40 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Luke describes Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem just days before His crucifixion.
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Reference Passage : … Matthew 21:1-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
… Matthew’s account of Jesus’ triumphant entrance to Jerusalem to the tumult and praise of the people, many declaring Him as their Messiah.
Reference Passage : … Romans 10:9-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
… Who is this Jesus?
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Jennifer Benson Schuldt, make reference to the story of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem just days before these same people would cry, “Crucify Him!!!” . … The ODB author wrote: Imagine standing shoulder to shoulder with onlookers by a dirt road. The woman behind you is on her tiptoes, trying to see who is coming. In the distance, you glimpse a man riding a donkey. As He approaches, people toss their coats onto the road. Suddenly, you hear a tree crack behind you. A man is cutting down palm branches, and people are spreading them out ahead of the donkey. Jesus’s followers zealously honored Him as He entered Jerusalem a few days before His crucifixion.
And those people on that small road down from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem were crying “HOSANNA to the King [!];” [see the highlight and reference passages]. And then, … just days later, many of these same people would be crying, “Crucify Him!!”
On the day He entered the City of David, many thought Jesus to be their King, … the Messiah? … Whom do you say He is? … And that is, without a doubt, the most important question you will answer for yourself in this life? Because, … if you believe in your heart-of-hearts and declare that He is Your Lord, King Jesus, then you will be with Him for eternity in heaven [see Romans 10:9-13]. However, if you feel this man, who road the donkey into Jerusalem and ultimately hung on a cross, is someone else, … perhaps a liar or a lunatic, rather than your Lord; … my friend, you will spend eternity in hell. Important choice, wouldn’t you say?
So, today, as we Christians celebrate Palm Sunday, will you declare this God-Man, Jesus, to be Your Lord and say with me “Hosanna” … or will you cry with the mob, “Crucify him!!” … Your choice!
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Lord, Jesus, thank You for being our Messiah and coming to save us.
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My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … Precious Spirit … Today those of us who declare and believe you to be our King, declare HOSANNA and HALLELUJAH !!! … Amen
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