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Mount of Olives to Mount Moriah
Luke 19:28-48
28After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. 29 As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. 30 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 So they went and found the colt, just as Jesus had said. 33 And sure enough, as they were untying it, the owners asked them, “Why are you untying that colt?”
34 And the disciples simply replied, “The Lord needs it.” 35 So they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it for him to ride on.
36 As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on the road ahead of him. 37 When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.
38 “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!”
39 But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!”
40 He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!”—Luke 19:28-40 (NLT)
9 Rejoice, O people of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.
10 I will remove the battle chariots from Israel
and the warhorses from Jerusalem.
I will destroy all the weapons used in battle,
and your king will bring peace to the nations.—Zechariah 9:9-10 (NLT)
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41 But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. 42 “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. 43 Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side. 44 They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you.—Luke 19:41-44 (NLT)
Jesus came to save you and calls you to recognize Him, and we should because we
Jesus weeps when we choose not to
Our trials should bring us
8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.
“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.—Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT)
45 Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices. 46 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”
47 After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him. 48 But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.—Luke 19:45-48 (NLT)
Jesus walks into His Father’s temple/church and sees that they have made it all about convenience and human power. It is supposed to be about the power of God!
God is not
Jesus is always
We serve the God that walks on water, restores our lives and heals our souls!
- Why would the disciples, pharisees, and Jews be concerned and/or joyful that Jesus is entering the Holy City on a donkey?
- What are the odds that Jesus knew where a donkey that had never been ridden was and that the phrase, “The Lord needs it”, would be all that was needed to take the animal?
- What are the odds that Jesus had YOU on His mind when he entered the city for the last time?
- The Jews had read the prophecies and believed they would be saved from their oppressors. This kept many from seeing Him as the true Messiah. Is it difficult to see past our own expectations of Jesus? Do those expectations ever cause us to question Him? (Example: Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave, why can’t he raise my loved one?)
- Why is it harder for us to follow Jesus than to tell Him what he “should” do?
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