{"id":7274,"date":"2016-01-10T00:14:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T08:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=7274"},"modified":"2016-01-10T00:14:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T08:14:01","slug":"triumph-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2016\/01\/10\/triumph-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"

When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, \u201cGo into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, \u2018The Lord needs them.\u2019 And he will send them immediately.\u201d This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,<\/p>\n

\u201cTell the daughter of Zion,
\nLook, your king is coming to you,
\nhumble, and mounted on a donkey,
\nand on a colt, the foal of a donkey.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, <\/p>\n

\u201cHosanna to the Son of David!
\nBlessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
\nHosanna in the highest heaven!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Matthew 21:1-9)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n\tHow could Jesus be humble? He healed the sick, cast out demons, raised the dead. Massive crowds hung on his every word. He was God in the flesh, the creator of the universe. <\/p>\n

\tThere were many prophesies in the Old Testament about when the Messiah would come, what he would be like. The prophet Zechariah predicted that the Messiah would arrive humbly, upon a donkey. Donkeys were beasts of burden, used for carrying food and supplies. They were not the sort of animal anyone expected to carry a conquering king. When heading off to war, kings sat on mighty steeds or in chariots behind a team of horses. The president of the United States does not peddle a bicycle to across town to address Congress. But that\u2019s just how Jesus rode into Jerusalem, upon the lowliest of animals used for human transportation.<\/p>\n

\tBy arriving in Jerusalem in such a manner, Jesus announced to the crowds that though he was the Messiah, he was not going to conquer the world in quite the manner they might have expected. Most of the disciples missed that Jesus was God\u2019s servant, conquering the world by dying for its sins.<\/p>\n

\tThis same Jesus has come into your life. Have you accepted what that really means? Or have you allowed your expectations to get in the way of glorious reality?<\/p>\n

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