WEEKLY REFLECTION 

About 2,000 years ago on what we know as "Palm Sunday," the city of Jerusalem had a very special visitor. He had been in the city many times before, but this time He presented Himself in fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9. Not everyone welcomed the Lord Jesus with enthusiasm, but there are those who did. 

Jesus, the Messiah, the King of Kings, was made to feel welcome, especially by his disciples. The ways they made Him feel welcome are the same ways true Christians should make Him feel welcome today. 

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a young donkey. He came to celebrate the ancient Passover with his fellow Jews. This was a dangerous move. In Jerusalem were powerful people who hated Jesus and wanted Him dead. His own men had argued with Him about the wisdom of the trip. But Jesus was determined. One thing about Jesus, when He set His mind to do something, it was done. 

Jesus knew what He was doing. He knew the old prophecy, “Your king comes to you humble on a young donkey." Today, Kings don’t travel on a donkey – they fly on a private jet or in First Class. 

Jesus is not the President of the U.S. riding in a bulletproof limo accompanied by 26 other vehicles. He is not a some congressman coming in on his helicopter. Jesus comes as humble servant of God. His Kingdom were not political. His kingdom is hard for us to see, easy for us to miss, because God comes humbly. 

There are people in this church, for example, who do things without fanfare. They see you sitting alone and call for you to come sit with them. They surprise you with their generosity. They don’t talk a lot, but when they do, you remember what they said. They do things most of us don’t know about – because they do them humbly. 

Still, we don’t do nice things for one another just to be nice. We do them in the name of Jesus and for His sake. The King comes on donkey, but He’s still the King – our Lord and Redeemer.

Reflections courtesy of Evengeli.net.