Do you know what I don’t see much of in our world? Joy. There isn’t much joy. “Come on,” you might say, “how could there possibly be joy with all the bad and crazy things happening?” For one really big reason: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9). Jesus is here! There is joy, because Jesus is here!
What was a distant prophecy in Zechariah’s day is a certain fact for us. On Palm Sunday, Jesus our King entered Jerusalem, riding on a donkey and bringing salvation. He gave his life for us by hanging on a cross. He defeated sin and death and the devil by rising from the dead. No sickness can change that. We have a King and a Savior—Jesus! No news report can undo what Jesus has already done. So, rejoice! May God bless you as you celebrate our King who came to save us. Hosanna in the highest!
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