Jesus Is In The House

As I continue my reading in Matthew, I believe there is no coincidence that I come to chapter 21, which tells about the triumphal entry, a day before the Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before the crucifiction and exactly one week before the ressurection. Starting from that day on, Jesus allowed people to publicly worship Him and acknowledge Him as the King.

The passage reads:

"And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosan'na to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosan'na in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Naz'areth of Gal'ilee." - vv. 8-11

I love how the Holy Spirit put these phrases together. "And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved," Can you see an ocean of people, shoulder to shoulder, back to belly, moving towards the gate to see what was going on? Out of curiousity they're saying to each other "Who is that? What's going on?" and some answered that "This is Jesus," and He is in the house!

Do you remember that church service, when the preacher was so literally burned with the fire from heaven that you wonder if he had too much caffeine? How about that song, which the choir sang that gives people red-wattery eye and stuffy nose? What about that time of invitation, when you heard something screaming "Accept! Accept!"? Or, that weekly or monthly devotion which made you realize what you are missing daily? It's Jesus, and He is in the house!

If you have seen and heard Him, and even worshiped Him with the saints, but never in yor life accept Him as your personal Savior, today is your chance. Today is your day of salvation. Do it while He is still in the house sitting on a donkey. A king only rides a donkey in peace time. There is coming a day when He will, once again, enter triumphantly on a horse ready to destroy those who are against Him. There is no coincidence that you come across this posting. Will you do it?

In His love,
VL