Matthew 21:1 says, And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Jesus was nearing His final destination. Verse two adds, 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. When Jesus was at Bethphage, He sent two of His disciples to find a certain ass and bring it to Him. He was only going to borrow it for a little while. Jesus didn't ask them to bring Him a magnificent horse, but an ass, or donkey. Jesus was always the humble servant and so should we be as His followers. Verse three continues, And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. Jesus said if anyone asked the two disciples what they were doing to simply say that the Lord hath need of them. When we are acting under the leadership of the Holy Spirit we should not fear what people may say to us. Just as God prepared the way for these two disciples, He will prepare the way for us to get what we need to do His work. Verse four says, All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Verse five adds, 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. This was also the fulfillment of a prophesy about the coming Messiah. Jesus was not simply doing everything to force the fulfillment of s prophesy, but everything He did fulfilled the prophesies made about the coming Messiah. We should never attempt to force events to fulfill the prophesies about the second coming of Christ, but instead should allow the events to fulfill the prophesies under God's guidance. Verse six states, And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, Just like the two disciples, we should simply do what Jesus, or the Holy Spirit in our case, tells us to do without question or fear. Verse seven adds, And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. When they brought the ass, they put their clothes on it for Jesus to sit on. They were willing to sacrifice some of their comfort for Jesus and we should be too. Verse eight declares, And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. The great multitude that was following Jesus put down their garments and tree branches in front of Jesus as He rode along. They were still looking at Jesus as an earthly ruler. We do not follow Jesus to become powerful in this world, but to become servants to those around us. Verse nine adds, 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. The multitude cried out proclaiming Jesus to be the Son of David, or Messiah. They called for the highest praise, but they still did not know Who Jesus really was and what He came to do. Today, some people may praise Jesus as long as He seems to be doing what they expect or want them to do without ever really acknowledging Who He really is or doing what He has called them to do, which is to accept Him as Savior and Lord and to die to self will and commit everything to God's guidance. Verse ten states, And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? When Jesus got into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved to ask Who He was. This is the ultimate question that each individual must answer personally. A crowd mentality will not do. Verse eleven answers, And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. The crowd answered that it was Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth. They still did not know Who Jesus really was. It is not enough to know the historical Jesus or the Prophet Jesus, but we must know the Messiah, the Savior of the world for all who put their faith in Him.
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