SUNDAY April 5, 2020
SON OF DAVID
Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!”
Matthew 21:9
Palm Sunday begins our journey into Passion Week––the final days leading to Jesus’ death on the Cross and His Resurrection. Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem humbly, riding on a donkey. This momentous event is known as His Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem––an incredible moment in history which fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9.
In power, Jesus had cast out demons, healed the sick, blind and lame. He taught people, served them and ministered to their needs. On one occasion, from five loaves of bread and two fish, He miraculously fed more than five thousand men, women and children (Matthew 14:13-21). Jesus’ fame had widely spread. For now, the multitudes loved Him.
The Jews lived in oppression. They suffered under the harsh rule of the Romans who occupied their nation. Surely their Messiah had come to save them? As Jesus entered the holy city, the people called out to Him, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” Others in the city asked, “Who is this?”
Earlier in Jericho, a blind man, Bartimaeus, called out to Jesus from the side of a road. Multitudes of people followed the Lord, but Bartimaeus, unhindered, shouted out to Jesus. What title did he use when he called out for mercy? By faith, he had called out, “Jesus, Son of David.” He used a title that acknowledged who Jesus was––the Christ––the One the Scriptures had foretold. He came from the royal lineage of King David.
Jesus stood still. He asked the blind man: “What do you want Me to do for you?” Bartimaeus requested to receive his sight. Jesus healed Him, rewarding his faith, and made him well (Mark10:46-52).
Who is Jesus to you? Have you placed your faith in the Son of David? Sinners cry out to Jesus––Son of David––for mercy. He can save you!
Father, may we not be like the Israelites, who heard the message of hope but did not combine it with faith.
~A.W.Tozer~
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