The Triumphal Entry

So those who were sent left and found it just as He had told them. As they were untying the young donkey, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the donkey?”

“The Lord needs it,” they said. Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their robes on the donkey, they helped Jesus get on it. As He was going along, they were spreading their robes on the road. Now He came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

The King who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One.
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven!

Some of the Pharisees from the crowd told Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”
He answered, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out!” ~ Luke 19:32-40

“No week of events has had greater impact on the course of human history than the week that began with Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. From the peak of popular praise to the depth of lonely rejection to the defeat of cursed death, this week, this holy week, is why he came.” ~ Pastor Steve Bateman, First Bible Church

“When Jesus was born the angel declared, He came to save people from their sins. 30 years later, John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." Jesus would become God’s sacrificial lamb for all of humanity. When Jesus was asked the reason why the Son came to earth, He clearly answered. 
"The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." 
Now we have all heard of the death of Jesus.  But it can become as cliché as saying the pledge of allegiance. We know the words, but we often forget the meaning.” - Pastor Tony Walliser, Silverdale Baptist Church

"Christ did not enter Jerusalem as a conquering nationalist, riding a chariot; He came as a peace-bringing internationalist, seated humbly on a donkey. We try to create a Jesus who will fulfill OUR expectations (as the cheering crowd did then). We want peace, comfort, prosperity—an earthly Kingdom. It is not that our expectations are too big—they are too small. It is NOT about us, but Jesus and His eternal Kingdom.”  ~ Alistair Begg

The crowds thought He was entering as a Warrior King, the Lion that would set them free. They were not looking for spiritual deliverance, but freedom from tyranny.

Yet, Jesus entered as the humble Lamb, the King of Peace that would satisfy a greater need… to set them free. Free from themselves, their selfish desires, their sin. Free to one day be reunited with God the Father. If only they would choose Him.

They didn’t get the Savior they wanted… 

They got the Savior they needed.

So did we…

Keep the Faith… Carpe Diem