{"id":2459,"date":"2013-03-24T00:08:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T04:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kspministries.org\/wordpress\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2013-03-01T00:10:35","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T05:10:35","slug":"pearls-of-wisdom-03-24-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kspministries.org\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/24\/pearls-of-wisdom-03-24-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearls of Wisdom 03-24-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jesus\u2019 Triumphal Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today is Palm Sunday, the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, as the people shouted praises to God for their King.\u00a0 They thought He would reign on this earth as the earthly kings had reigned.\u00a0 They were excited that at last they had a deliverer.\u00a0 As we all know today, they totally misinterpreted what was about to happen a week later.\u00a0 The disciples fled.\u00a0 Everyone trembled with fear because He was crucified.\u00a0 What they did not realize is that there would be a far greater kingly anointing that would come on them as a result of what He was about to do.\u00a0 He was about to carry all man\u2019s sin and sickness and disease and set us free forever to be whole spirit, soul and body.<\/p>\n

We are going to summarize the scriptures from Luke 19:28-44 and Matthew 21:1-11 concerning Palm Sunday.<\/p>\n

As Jesus was coming toward Jerusalem, He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives and sent two of His disciples ahead, with these instructions: \u00a0\u201cGo into yonder village.\u00a0 When you get there, you will find a donkey\u2019s colt tied (Luke) a donkey and a colt (Matthew), on which no man has ever yet sat.\u00a0 Loose it and bring it here.\u00a0 And if anyone asks you, why do you loose him, say to him:\u00a0 Because the Lord has need of him.\u201d \u00a0This was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:\u00a0 Say to the Daughter of Zion, Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey (Isaiah 62:11; Zechariah 9:9).<\/p>\n

The two disciples went their way and found it to be so even as He had told them.\u00a0 As they were loosing the donkey and colt, its owners said to them: \u00a0\u201cWhy are you untying them?\u201d\u00a0 They said:\u00a0 \u201cThe Lord has need of them.\u201d\u00a0 They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over the colt and set Jesus upon it.<\/p>\n

As He rode along, a very great multitude kept spreading their garments on the road; others cut down branches and scattered them on the road.\u00a0 As He was approaching the city of Jerusalem, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the crowds began to rejoice and to praise God loudly, saying: \u201cHosanna to the Son of David:\u00a0 Blessed is He, the King, Who comes in the name of the Lord.\u00a0 Hosanna.\u00a0 Glory to God in the highest heaven.\u201d\u00a0 They were exalting Jesus for the mighty miracles and works of power that they had witnessed.<\/p>\n

When Jesus came into Jerusalem, all the city trembled with excitement, saying, Who is This?\u00a0 And the crowds replied:\u00a0 This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.\u00a0 Of course, the Pharisees told Jesus to rebuke and reprove the crowds.\u00a0 He replied to the Pharisees:\u00a0 I tell you that if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out.<\/p>\n

When He approached Jerusalem, He audibly wept over the city, knowing what would happen to the city and its inhabitants later.<\/p>\n

Jesus\u2019 disciples did not understand what was happening because they were looking only at the natural, fleshly circumstances.\u00a0 Indeed, they truly believed that their King Messiah had come to set them free.\u00a0 They were not able to see beyond the earthly, fleshly realm to realize that a greater spiritual freedom was about to be released on the earth for all mankind, which would surely result in physical freedom as well.<\/p>\n

John 8:36:\u00a0 \u201cIf the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

He whom the Son sets free is free indeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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