Mark 11:7-10
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8 And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. 9 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
When the President of the United States enters an event, it is customary to play the song, “Hail to the Chief”, first played to President Andrew Jackson in 1829. The custom of spreading cloaks under a king dates back to King Jehu in 2 Kings 9:13, as they cried, “Jehu is king!” Riding in on a donkey fulfilled Zechariah 9:9. Both references speak volumes, far more than can be laid out in 300 words here. So…
Come to Cape Community Church tomorrow and see the significance of a gentle and lowly King riding, not on a stallion, but on a donkey, to proclaim the entrance of, not an earthly king, but the King of kings. The people thought they got it but, later in the week, it would be plain that they did not understand the paradox of victory through humility. Ironically, the majesty of Jesus was displayed, not on a grand horse, but on a humiliating cross. Come join us as we seek the understanding the people in Jerusalem missed. May we lay our lives under the King of kings and proclaim his power to save.
O Heavenly Father, your Son is the King of kings and Lord of lords, even if they did not understand. Teach us today who you are and in whose name we pray, Jesus Christ.