Matthew 21
1.
Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came
to [a]Bethphage, at the Mount
of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
a.
Jesus was stepping towards His purpose which was
to die, be buried and rise again on the third day.
2.
saying to them, “Go
into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and
a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to
Me.
3.
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall
say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
4.
[b]All this was done that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5.
“Tell the daughter
of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6.
So the disciples went
and did as Jesus commanded them.
7.
They brought the donkey
and the colt, laid their clothes on them, [c]and set Him on
them.
8.
And a very great
multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from
the trees and spread them on the road.
a.
In Bible days, your outer garment identified who
you are. That is why blind Bartemaeus took off his coat when Jesus called for
him.
b.
When Jesus rode into Jerusalem the next day
before His death, they threw their coats on the road
c.
These were people who were controlled by the
Roman government. They had lost their
identity as the children of God.
d.
They were looking to be returned to the
government of God.
9.
Then the multitudes who
went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!
10.
And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the
city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
11.
So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the
prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
You may not know what Jesus can do for you, but He can
change you from who you are told you are, or who you think you are, to someone
He wants you to be. He wants you to be
His child.
