OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-MONDAY-18/04/2016-LESSONS FROM THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
LESSONS FROM THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY
Memorise
Blessed
be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in
the highest. Mark 11:10
Read
Matthew 21:1-9,
1 And when they drew nigh unto
Jerusalem, and were come to Beth-phage, unto the Mount of Olives, then sent
Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over
against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her:
loose them, and bring them unto me.
3 And
if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and
straightway he will send them.
4 All
this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying,
5 Tell
ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting
upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And
the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And
brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him
thereon.
8 And a
very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches
from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And
the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to
the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in
the highest.
KJV
MESSAGE
A lot of
lessons can be deducted from the historic entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.
Right from verse two of our Bible text, we are exposed to revelations from the
Lord’s actions. Jesus had not entered into the village, but He knew there was
an ass tied; not alone but with its colt. We can see the omniscient attribute
of Jesus Christ, like that of His Father. He said loose them, and bring them
unto me. To soul winners, you are expected to loosen your converts before
bringing them for the Master’s use. He said:
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my
name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall
take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover.”
Mark 16:17-18
We are not
supposed to dialogue with the devil and his cohorts; all we need is to exercise
authority (Luke 10:19). Since all
these are written for fulfilment, we have a date with destiny to fulfil our
divine mandate. As missionaries and soul winners, we must endeavour to go after
our entire household to win them for Christ. It was not the ass alone but also
its colt. The disciples decorated the ass and its colt for the use of the
Master. Before our converts can be useful for the Master, we must work on them
through the teaching of the Word. The Bible says:
“Preach the word; be
instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all
longsuffering and doctrine.”
2nd
Timothy 4:2
Another lesson from the story of the triumphant entry
of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem is the high praise of God through His beloved
Son. Whoever will glorify God the Father must do that through the Son because
God has given Him a Name that is above every other name.
Our Lord Himself said:
“….I am the way the truth and the life: no man cometh unto
the Father, but by me.” John 14:6
He said,
“Behold I stand at the door, and knock; if any man
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him,
and he with me.”
Revelation 3:20
If
we do not shut Jesus out of our lives, we are bound to be happy like the
inhabitants of Jerusalem in our Bible text for today. I implore someone reading
this devotional; open your heart to Jesus, let Him have full control of your
heart and you will find rest for your soul.
Prayer Point
Holy Father, take absolute
control of my life today.
Bible in one year
2nd Samuel 14-15,
Proverbs 12:1-14
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